Too many projects fail because overly eager managers begin them too fast. New manager training sometimes overlooks this aspect of leadership. Rather than highlighting the very critical step of thorough planning to lay a solid foundation, training is apt to focus more on the process and tracking.
We recommend you back up and avoid a very common problem-solving mistake…leaping to solution before you understand the issue. Be sure you are very clear about:
- What problem you are trying to address and that it really needs a solution
- Who cares about solving the problem and what goals they want achieved as a result
- Why it is important to the organization
- How success will be measured
