Of all the duties a project manager or owner goes through in their career, asking for more budget is arguably the most daunting. When more project funds are required beyond the initial figure, it’s only natural for those involved to question why.
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In our entire history as IQA New Zealand, we’ve never encountered a project where there haven’t been disagreements. In fact, a difference of viewpoint is what helps business drive the best possible outcomes.
The last two years have fast-tracked the workforce’s adaptation to remote working. It’s also removed a lot of the stigma around ‘working from home’, given it’s simply been a necessity for many industries.
There’s no doubt that being responsible for a project or programme can be a high stress job at times. Oftentimes that business activity is directly related to a key organisational outcome, with success of the project having knock on effects to the future of the business.
In this article, we look at some of the common cross-agency challenges we, as quality assurance experts, observe and help clients navigate through every day.