Project manager's thinking mode worth trying: project success equation

“ There is no one project to practice forever ？”
“ How can I find a way to solve all the problems ？”
“ Why do I use the same method , But some projects are delayed ？”
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In many agile groups , These questions are often asked . Is there a way to solve all the problems ？ The answer is ： No, , Because there is no silver bullet .

As early as 1986 year , Fred · Brooks once put forward from an academic point of view ： There is no silver bullet that can solve the software crisis . Why? ？ The most fundamental reason is , The software itself has the following inherent characteristics ：

• Complexity ： Software complexity will increase nonlinearly with scale , Project cost overrun 、 Personnel status is out of sync 、 Poor functional availability 、 Complex structure and so on ;
• Uniformity ： The software system needs to interact with the existing system , This requires that the interface of the new software system be consistent with the original software system ;
• variability ： Due to user needs 、 External factors such as the market are constantly changing , This requires software to have variability ;
• Invisibility ： Everyone is interested in software 、 Requirements or tasks have different understandings , This makes communication extremely difficult .

These features create many challenges in software delivery projects , Reduce team effectiveness , It can even lead to project failure .

Facing these challenges , It's not that we can't . Although there is no silver bullet in the software delivery project , But the success of the project is the result of a series of factors . We just need to find out the factors that can affect the project process , And act immediately , Can promote the success rate of the project . We can think in a way —— Build the team's project success equation to promote project success ：

From the above project success equation , We can see , Whether the project has been successfully delivered , Depending on the limit value of each factor . In the project , The upper limit of the whole project will be low . in other words , If every factor in the project can be from 1 Upgrade to 1.01, The multiplication of multiple items will also produce great results . Corresponding , If you reduce each item to 0.99, Such as rough management “ One o'clock ”、 Reduced value “ One o'clock ”、 Slow action “ One o'clock ”…… Such a project will be full of loopholes .

How to change the factors in the project from 1 Upgrade to 1.01 Well ？ The following action path can help you ：

The project success equation is just a way to help project managers think better , The success of the project is affected by many factors , Not all the factors listed above affect the success of the project , Therefore, relevant members of the project can learn from their own experience and lessons , Continuously expand the success equation of this project , Improve team project management . Come with us to find best practices for each project .