{"id":1507,"date":"2016-03-21T13:08:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T13:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.binfire.com\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2016-03-21T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T13:08:24","slug":"5-project-management-mistakes-that-startups-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.binfire.com\/blog\/5-project-management-mistakes-that-startups-make\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Project Management Mistakes Startups Make"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to delivering projects on time and within budget, startups have little margin for error.\u00a0\u00a0 Many people assume that startups do not need the same level of project management discipline that larger companies do.<\/p>\n<p>However, after working with many early stage startups, we see the opposite:\u00a0 the success of a startup is dependent on setting expectations, careful planning, understanding risk and delivering value to all stakeholder, whether they be customers, partners or investors.<\/p>\n<p>Project planning should be as important to startups as any other business. Without \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.binfire.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/project-planning-complete-tutorial\/\">proper project planning<\/a> the startup will more likely fail.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binfire.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/online-project-management-software-tutorial\/\">project management<\/a> mistakes that startups often make and how to avoid these scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.\u00a0\u00a0 Not knowing how to say \u201cno\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2015Tony Blair<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Startup teams are often small and intimate, reflecting the informal startup culture.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taking on a startup project management role in a flat organization brings many challenges. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With little formal hierarchy, it is often difficult for a project manager to say \u201cno\u201d to his or her team members, especially since everyone is like to be wearing multiple hats and to be thinly spread.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By acquiescing to a team member\u2019s request, short term conflict is avoided.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As tempting (and convenient) as it may be for the project manager to delegate responsibility and to empower his or her team, it is also the role of the project manager to filter and challenge team requirements.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Of course, it is not always easy or pleasant to balance team comradely with project discipline and a skilled project manager in a startup needs to develop the ability to listen well, understand a request and have the confidence to give push back.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>2.\u00a0 Not planning for risk<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiving at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2015<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/quotes\/authors\/r\/ray_bradbury.html\">Ray Bradbury <\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Risk is part of the startup DNA and it is not uncommon for startups to underestimate or ignore risk.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because of the inherent risk of a bringing new and disruptive products to market, risk aversion is not part of the startup culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, when it comes to successful project management, risk should not and cannot be taken for granted. A disciplined project manager assesses all risk to a project with the team and management and then creates a plan to counter the risk as it arises.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In fact, given all the other risks that startups face (including funding, product launch and business model sustainability), steps taken to identify and mitigate risk can be more important for a startup than for a mature business.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3.\u00a0 Ignoring mistakes and deemphasizing Quality Control<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cQuality means doing it right when no one is looking.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2015 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/203714.Henry_Ford\">Henry Ford<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many startups work at capacity and are in a rush to go to market.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But sacrificing quality at the expense of \u201cresults\u201d can create a false impression of progress with potentially disastrous consequences.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Startup project managers who are under pressure to deliver on-time, often look the other way when faced with the unpleasant reality of poor quality work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With only one in twenty startups succeeding, one would think that quality should be the number one and number two priority for a startup.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ignoring a mistake does not make it go away.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If one team member finishes fast and is free to work on another project, is not helping the startup if his or her work causes delays downstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Startup project managers should require the same level of performance from their team members as project managers in mature and large companies.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If a team member is delivering sloppy work, the project manager needs to sit down and deal directly with the issue.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are only as strong as our weakest link.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Replacing a team member who consistently produces sub-par work may not be a popular decision, but it could mean the difference between project failure and success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4.\u00a0 Failing to create a detailed schedule<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI don&#8217;t think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">-Twyla Tharp<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scheduling a project is always hard, but it is especially challenging in a startup environment where people are developing new solutions or implement initiatives for the first time.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Without historic data and a team that has done similar projects in the past, many startup project managers do not have sufficient information to estimate a project duration.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That is why work breakdown structure is so important, even for projects that use Agile project management methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before starting the project and first sprint, a startup project manager should take the time to break down the project to the smallest activity or task possible.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let\u2019s not forgot that no matter what methodology you use, it is important to use a project management tool \u2013 whether it be an online project management software, an excel spreadsheet or even Microsoft Project.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5.\u00a0 Poor resource planning<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cYou will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; Donald Rumsfeld<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Startup employees tend to multi-task, overcommit and often burn out.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whereas larger and more mature companies can assign resources (people, equipment, office space) to a project, the nature of startup requires much more of a demand of resources.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are two common challenges that startups face when staffing projects. First, because of staff bandwidth constraints, projects lack people with the right qualification to do the work.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Second, even when people have the right qualifications, they do not necessarily have the right experience to perform on task.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In order to mitigate against a lack of resources, startup project managers need to be realistic about what can be achieve with the team that they are given and set expectations with management so that there are fewer surprises downline. <b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The art of compromise is exponentially more important in a startup than a mature company and as is the ability to beg, borrow and (possibly) steal team members in a constrained environment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you find this article useful?\u00a0 We&#8217;d love to hear your comments or questions about the subject of project managemenet for startups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to delivering projects on time and within budget, startups have little margin for error.\u00a0\u00a0 Many people assume that startups do not need the same level of project&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,56,2],"tags":[78,60],"class_list":["post-1507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-project-management-software","category-project-collaboration-2","category-project-management-2","tag-project-management-mistakes","tag-startups"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Project Management Mistakes Startups Make - Collaboration Corner<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Project Management Mistakes startups make and how to fix them. 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