All Projects Are Done Twice

Too many projects are done twice the dumb way. The first time though they, or major portions of them, are done wrong because of poor or no planning. Such waste and the associated frustration, loss of clients and customers or constituents, budget overruns, and, for businesses, low or no profitability, can be largely avoided by the project management philosophy, plan our work and work our plan.  

As shown by the solid curve in the second graph, the resulting PP is used, that is, we work our plan (WOP). Note the typical S-shaped curve of cumulative resource utilization versus time. As suggested by the solid curve in the third graph, which is the sum of the above two solid curves, the project is completed on time and within budget because of the plan our work (POW) and then work our plan (WOP) approach. 

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