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		<title>Ready, Set, Start Your Project</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Congratulations!  You have been assigned to manage your next project and you’re eager to get started with planning. There’s a lot to be done, build the WBS, schedule the work, assemble the implementation team, and meet with the client.  But with so much to do, what should you do first?  Here is a simple check list to help you get started.  Each project is different; feel free to add to this list or make modifications to suit the needs of your project. Confirm Your Authority This is probably the most important step when starting a new project.  You want be sure that you have the authority to manage the project budget and make project related decisions as you proceed through the planning and implementation phases.  Get a copy of the project charter and be sure it shows you as the project manager.  If a project charter doesn’t exist, write one and get it signed by the project sponsor.  Make sure that you get it in writing because “a verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.”  Another way of making the point is, “what is not on paper has not been said.” Understand the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Things to Do When You Start a New Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP What are the first four things you should do when you begin a new project?  It’s a good question and every project manager should know the initial steps he or she will take when beginning a new assignment.  Starting on the right foot may not prevent future problems, but it will certainly make things easier down the line. Confirm Your Authority This is step-one and arguably the most important step of all the others.  A project manager without authority to make relevant decisions about the project is no project manager indeed.  That’s why most project managers insist on a project charter that formally commissions the project and grants authority to the project manager to proceed.  The charter usually describes the delegated decision making authority in terms of the budget and project schedule.  The budget provides the funding available to complete the project and the schedule determines when the project or major milestones must be completed. Understand the Project Scope The project charter should layout the scope of the project and list all the constraints and assumptions made during the initiation phases.  If not, then this becomes the second task.  The project scope sets a fence [...]]]></description>
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