- 1). Determine the deliverables a successful project will produce. Visualize what a properly executed project will accomplish. Write down the good things that successful completion will bring and the bad things that successful completion will prevent. Finish the following sentence, "This project will be successfully completed when... ;" then list the intended objectives of your project as they spring to mind.
- 2). Consult with other stakeholders such as your managers, colleagues, and clients to ensure that there is agreement on the deliverables the project will produce, and concurrence regarding the objectives of the project.
- 3). Where possible, get an unimpeachable authority figure like a manager or client to endorse the specific scope of a project, as originally agreed upon by the stakeholders. Then tactfully point belated dissidents to the unimpeachable authority figure as the person(s) to whom suggestions for new project scope and objectives should be directed.
- 4). Begin executing the project and ensure that you use meetings, consultations, and other clear communications that focus on the objectives and scope of the project to keep stakeholders apprised that the project is adhering to its stated objectives and scope.
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