50 Top IT Project Management Challenges

CHALLENGE 25: TIME AND COST ISSUES

For various reasons, your project might not be delivered within time, and may cost more than the forecasted amount. It could be due to a change in requirements, design issues, more defects, service introduction challenges or unclear requirements. Such situations are more challenging for project managers to manage, as there will be pressure from the IS senior management, business sponsors and users.

Before letting out the news, check out the options

Do you have any other options which can minimise the impact and make the delivery within time/cost? If yes, first you need to consider that before letting the news out to the world.

For example, your project might have a full-time database administrator who might ...