81. How can I effectively manage several small projects that don’t seem to justify formal project management procedures?

General principles for running small projects are found in Problem 8. This problem focuses on using plans to track and control several simultaneous projects.

Initiating and Planning Small Projects

Small projects in most organizations tend not to vary a great deal from one to the next, so there are a number of things you can do to simplify the process of getting them going. Small projects may not require a great deal of formal process or overhead, but retaining control does require that you develop at least a minimum set of basic project documents. You may not need much, but it’s always best to scale your project management ...

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