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************************************************[A] - Aspiration gives the purpose to a project, do not let
it diminish over time.
[B] - Budget is the governing factor, do not consider it as
limitation; you have to innovate to incorporate many things, still fitting it
into budget
[C] - Clients speak volumes, but they can be good listener
as well. Clients show flexibility if advised for betterment of project.
[D] - Design is the core success factor. Spend more time to
design it right in first go, allocate substantial brainstorming time into
workplan of design project.
[E] - Estimation of all kinds helps avoid surprises
[F] - Follow up on crucial matters
[G] - Gather the best team who are animated with same spirit
[H] - Highlight exclusions and dependencies early
[ I ] - Identify project risk and mitigation measures
[J] - Judgement has a key role to play. Analysis gives you
insight but tough and final decisions are based on judgement.
[K] - knowledge has no substitute, but no amount of
knowledge is enough, every design project is a learning experience
[L] - Leverage organisational experience, possibly your firm
was hired for the job due to it's experience only
[M] - Monitoring is essential for project, monitor and
record every aspect
[N] - Negotiations are the integral part of process
[O] - Organised effort is required to run a design project
with multidisciplinary team, budget and time constraints
[P] - Performance of work and resources must be measured
throughout project life cycle
[Q] - Quality is paramount in terms of design, communication
and output
[R] - Resources has to be optimised and is often the most
crucial, challenging and thrilling part of the project management
[S] - Stakeholder's need to be met and know that there can
be more stakeholders than the obvious
[T] - Technology contributes to success; best is class tech,
software and tools are empowering
[U] - Uncertainties has to be factored in, know that you
can't foresee everything on day one, exceptional circumstances arises and need
to be dealt with
[V] - Vision and credo is the guiding force, stick to same
[W] - Work Plan is to be honoured, it's not as easy as it
sounds but there are ways to adhere to same like creating a Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS), innovation, resourcefulness, project tracking etc.
[X] - X-REF all design work, adopt a system of
cross-referencing, benchmarking and standardization
[Y] - Yearning for excellence is what differentiates you
from others
[Z] - Zero Waste Design to be encouraged. It's no more a luxury but necessity in today's world.
Author: Anoop Jha
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