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Adjustments and Trade-Offs
More Fine Tuning
Key Topics Covered in This Chapter
- What to do when a project cannot meet all the expectations of the sponsor and other stakeholders
- Challenging assumptions, deadlines, resource allocations, and stated deliverables
- Reevaluating the schedule, its underlying tasks, and task assignments
WE’VE ALREADY EXPLORED how a complex project can be broken down into a manageable set of component tasks and how those tasks can be scheduled. These two key project activities are likely to uncover discrepancies between the objectives stated in the charter and what the project team can deliver—and when. The work breakdown schedule exercise, for example, may reveal that company personnel are incapable of completing certain ...
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