I am sure there are lots of rich technical people or companies paying engineers higher than project managers in the US; but here in our country, it is exactly the opposite. Having said that, it makes me happy whenever I read about a technical person amassing riches through his hard skills instead of a managerial type of skills.

This is a continuation of the project management lifecycle post where we previously discussed project conceptualization and planning.

Project Build

This is usually the longest phase in the project lifecycle and it is where the product is built or the service is accomplished.

I was surprised and saddened when I read at ESPN that Red Auerbach died last Saturday at the age of 89. He is one of the most successful coaches in NBA history who steered Boston Celtics to 9 NBA championships including 8 consecutive titles. After his coaching stint he moved to the front office where his brilliance gave Boston Celtics 7 more titles.

I was fascinated at his management and leadership style as I read an article over at ESPN looking back at his career. Below are my thoughts:

I got this quote from a post made on Life Training Online

Interest never sleeps nor sickens nor dies; it never goes to the hospital; it works on Sundays and holidays; it never takes a vacation; it never visits nor travels; it takes no pleasure; it is never laid off work nor discharged from employment; it never works on reduced hours. . . .

We have already discussed the lifecycle of project management; in this three part series, we shall go in depth of each phase in the project management lifecycle.

Project Conceptualization

This is the first phase in a project life cycle where a business problem, requirement or opportunity is identified and happen to be the most important from all phases. The success of the project depends on the success of the planning phase. The following are the activities involved in project planning:

Higher management always encourages their people to create added value for the customer to exceed their expectations and there are different ways that project teams can add value to their customer that is outside of the scope of work agreed upon; following are some of these things: