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Doin’ Work

a.k.a. The Planning Phase

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If you’ve completed Checklist #1, and the kick-off meeting happened last week, it’s time to start doin’ the hard work of planning the project. For many project managers, the Planning Phase is the most difficult. This is where the bulk of the mechanics will be done and it’s also where you encounter your first, and most serious, soft skill challenges.

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McBride, M. (2016). Doin’ Work. In: Project Management Basics. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2086-3_3

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