3 reasons why your project team is unable to meet delivery deadlines

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3 Reasons Your Project TEAM is Unable To Meet
Delivery Deadlines

• By Fred Wilson

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Meeting projects deadlines

• Meeting deadlines is the essence of successfully
  conducting modern business.
• Companies that do not meet delivery deadlines
  risk their continuity

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According to a survey by the Project Management
Institute, organizations are wasting 97 million
for every 1 billion invested due to poor project
performance.1
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Look out for these

• Over commitment
• Not solving issues
• Communication failure

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Over commitment

• Commit to projects carefully
• Ensure there is a deadline
• Establishing realistic timelines, delivery dates
  and a project scope at the start

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A PMI survey showed that project managers with
poor performance experience 46 budget loss due
to failed projects.As a result, only 24 of the
projects are completed on time and have a 68
chance of experiencing a scope creep. 2
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Not resolving issues

• Analyze project risks at the beginning
• Devise plans for tackling potential issues
  beforehand
• Encourage on time reporting and collaboration

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According to IT Cortex, 57 of projects fail due
to breakdown in communication.3
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Communication failure

• Communicate project details on time e.g.
  timeline, responsibilities etc.
• Software Advice found that virtual teams
  identified long email threads as the second
  biggest challenge to communication. 3
• Use a project management software.

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References

1. http//careerminer.infomine.com/how-to-ensure-that
   -you-are-able-to-meet-your-deadlines/
2. https//www.cio.com/article/2427972/project-manage
   ment/article.html
3. http//blog.twoodo.com/1088/snackable-stats-about-
   company-communication-and-collaboration-today/

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