Some project managers use RACI charts because we are consistently reminded that:
[source: IT Cortex]
No PM wants to lead a failed project. So to each their own when using a RACI chart.
In Mario Kart, a milestone would be completing a lap.
Similarly, in a project (for example a stock photo project) a list of milestones can include:
In order to complete each milestone, we have a series of actions or activities that must be completed before we reach a milestone.
"Project Managers don't care about the niceties of social interactions. I actually heard someone tell a project manager that they needed some "verbal foreplay" before jumping into all the work talk. Seriously, while we are asking about your kid's stupid play, all we are thinking about it how long do we have to endure the boring chatter until we can finally ask when the heck your report is going to be done and many times, our insincerity shows." - Melissa D
David Kassel states in his textbook, Managing Public Sector Projects, “…the project close-out period can be one of stress and anxiety as both the project management team and the contractor sprint to the finish line…” (2010, pg. 199)
I used to have a hard time with the end of projects because:
