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PM Blind Spots
Jim Stewart, PMP   (July 22, 2008)





Projects are often run by inexperienced project managers who are unfamiliar with techniques to manage projects more effectively. In this series, Jim Stewart, PMP, brings some of these common blind spots into sharper focus.

Projects are often run by subject matter experts or accidental project managers who are well intentioned but lack project management training and experience. They often have “blind spots” and are unaware of time-honored techniques to manage projects more effectively. In this series, Jim Stewart, PMP, a senior consultant with mScholar, a provider of learning solutions for project managers and teams, brings some of these common blind spots into sharper focus.
 
Scope control
Arguably the most important knowledge area in project management is scope. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines scope as “the sum of the products, services, and results to be provided as a project.” While project managers may know this, they don’t always understand that it is their job to both help define and protect the scope — that is, ensure that the scope doesn’t change or, if it does, that the change is managed so it doesn’t negatively impact the project’s objectives.



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