by Bernhard BalsOne of the most important causes for project delays and budget overrun is changing requirements. Actually, it is not the changing requirements that make projects fail. It is the negligence of properly dealing with them. So what can you do, to prevent changes making your project fail? The answer is: requirements change management. Here is my approach. Continue reading
by Bernhard BalsChange is natural in projects. Some people even say that change is the only constant. But change also costs money and creates risks. The more a project has progressed, the higher are the related cost and risks. Here are five undesirable causes for changing requirements – and my strategies to avoid them. Continue reading
by Bernhard BalsChange is a natural process in projects. However, it takes a lot of efforts to change requirements in a running project. As a project manager, my life is much easier when this does not happen. So in general, I try to prevent causes for changing requirements to appear. But especially in long term projects there are some causes for change, which can hardly be prevented. When they appear, avoiding change could be a mistake. Continue reading and find out about good reasons to change requirements. Continue reading