What I've found about..

Just about anyone who is associated with projects has learned from experience that projects do not always follow their business methods successfully. It’s common for leaders to have concerns that the project will deliver value on time or on budget. 

When leaders see a project starting to go off course, they fear they will be dragged into helping to fix the failing project, but they don’t have the expertise. They know failure will come with added financial burden, lost productivity, poor morale, staff upheaval and reflect negatively on them as a leader. It could cost them their job. 

When dates and budgets start to slip, the business leader is led to believe the project is way more complicated than anticipated and they need more time, money and resources as a result.  With money stretched thin, and commitment dates missed, the leader and the team end up working nights and weekends trying to get things back on track. The leader’s challenge is to find a solution to prevent project failure. 

In reality, the underlying problem causing the failure is that teams are not clear on the “what" and “why" of the problem they are tasked with solving. The team members are not synchronized with business on the project’s intention.  It is a fact that the quality of your projects' outcomes are directly related to the quality of your ability to communicate your intentions.

The truth of the matter is before the business starts any new project the executive in charge needs to develop a 4-Point Project Success approach that will keep all team members synchronized on the project's intentions. As the project owner, beneficiary and champion, they need to communicate the “what” and “why” of the project, define an incremental sequence of value based deliverables and implement effective leadership communication with the team throughout the project. 

Project Managers, owners and stakeholderss, who repeatedly achieve successful technology projects and programs, have a comprehensive plan that has all these essential parts dialed in. They synchronize the teams' actions with business intentions.. As a result, everyone works in together, with clear communication throughout the life of the project.