Avoiding a Project Death March series by

A death march is when project staff members believe the project is destined for failure, or that it requires a stretch of unsustainable effort to achieve any success. Death marches are not necessary to get work done. With some data and a couple of easy negotiation skills, a project can avoid a death march and still keep management and stakeholders happy.

• Death March Causes, When to Estimate + class slides of Avoiding a Project Death March by

  • Death March Causes • When to estimate • Motivation to estimate The slides for the class are in the resources section below.

• Estimation Fundamentals, Team Estimation and Historical Data of Avoiding a Project Death March by

  • Estimation fundamentals • Team estimation • Using historical data

• Risk Management of Avoiding a Project Death March by

  • When and how to do risk management

• Project Schedule - Dependencies and Resource Availability of Avoiding a Project Death March by

  • Dependencies and resource availability

• Negotiation of Avoiding a Project Death March by

  • Negotiation -- What & how