Checklists in project management
Pilots use checklists before and during flights. When can checklists be employed in project management and what advantages do they offer?
Steffen Wendel is head of management consultancy at DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH (www.dvz-mv.de) and head of management at the Best Practice User Group Deutschland e.V. He is responsible for the efficient and safe handling of projects. Mr. Wendel focuses on the methodological aspects of project management.
Pilots use checklists before and during flights. When can checklists be employed in project management and what advantages do they offer?
Especially with IT projects initiated by departments acting under pressure of success we make the mistake of taking the second step before the first one.