The Benefits Of Setting A Baseline In Microsoft Project

The TV show Grand Designs should be essential viewing for the prospective project manager. Every detail of these mammoth undertakings is looked at and by the end of the show we find out if the project ran to time and whether it came in under or over budget. The show also serves as a vivid illustration of how external forces can conspire to throw a project off course. There are often re-runs to be found on some of the minor channels, where such intrusions as inclement weather, late deliveries and parts that don't fit properly do their best to turn the project manager grey. I do not remember seeing a single episode where everything went as scheduled.

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