Hi All
Been doing this for about 12 months now and I keep wondering on the most effective way of using plans and task/issues logs.
Currently I produce plans is MS Project that consist of deliverables grouped as work packages.
I also have what is basically an Excel To To list that captures smaller / unexpected / ad-hoc tasks that need to get done that may not have been captured at start of the project.
I was hoping to share some ideas on how we run and monitor our projects at task level.
Do people use a similar approach of a master plan and a separate task monitor? And if so to what extent to you use each document?
Or do you tend to use a main project plan that has all the smaller stuff added to it over the duration of the project?
Another related question, is at what level do you go to when managing ad-hoc tasks and issues?
I issue work packages to Team Managers who are responsible for on-time task delivery. There are obviously various issues encountered along the way that need to be captured and addressed, e.g. the product has failed a test and a new design needs to be released.
As project managers should we allow the engineers to capture and manage these issues in their own way, and we monitor and control at more of a top level where we don't care too much about the fine detail as long as the engineers can provide us with confidence that the work package can still be delivered on time / cost / quality?
I appreciate any feedback
Thanks
NC
Been doing this for about 12 months now and I keep wondering on the most effective way of using plans and task/issues logs.
Currently I produce plans is MS Project that consist of deliverables grouped as work packages.
I also have what is basically an Excel To To list that captures smaller / unexpected / ad-hoc tasks that need to get done that may not have been captured at start of the project.
I was hoping to share some ideas on how we run and monitor our projects at task level.
Do people use a similar approach of a master plan and a separate task monitor? And if so to what extent to you use each document?
Or do you tend to use a main project plan that has all the smaller stuff added to it over the duration of the project?
Another related question, is at what level do you go to when managing ad-hoc tasks and issues?
I issue work packages to Team Managers who are responsible for on-time task delivery. There are obviously various issues encountered along the way that need to be captured and addressed, e.g. the product has failed a test and a new design needs to be released.
As project managers should we allow the engineers to capture and manage these issues in their own way, and we monitor and control at more of a top level where we don't care too much about the fine detail as long as the engineers can provide us with confidence that the work package can still be delivered on time / cost / quality?
I appreciate any feedback
Thanks
NC