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Project Management Warning Flag 5 – Fast Tracking Everything

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There is no such thing as the perfect project plan. Sometimes a project manager will find him or herself with excess resources and, as is more often the case, fewer resources than are required to complete a task. Depending on whether or not this task impacts the overall project’s progression, the project manager may choose to fast track or ‘crash’ that portion of the project schedule’s execution. In doing so, the project manager commits additional resources to the performance of the fast tracked work, whether those individuals are working overtime or are pulled from other activities in order to accelerate these project activities. Fast tracking itself is a useful tool to keep a project on schedule. It can, however, become a very dangerous practice both to the health of the project and the organization if used too frequently.

Human Performance Management Best Practice 5 – Placekeeping

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StrategyDriven Human Performance Best Practice ArticleWorkplace distractions are everywhere; telephones ring, page announcements sound, computer popups appear, co-workers interrupt. Each of these and countless other diversions interrupt the natural progression of work achievement and divert employees’ attention away from the task at hand. Such distractions can cause an employee to lose his or her place when performing critical procedures.

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