How to Deliver an IMPOSSIBLE Project

The video outlines eight principles for managing seemingly impossible projects. It emphasizes commitment, control, decision-making, scope management, progress tracking, stakeholder engagement, team building, and achieving brilliance. Each principle is designed to help navigate challenges, manage risks, and ensure successful project delivery. The focus is on building a strong team, engaging stakeholders, and maintaining integrity and vision throughout the project.

What is the first step in tackling an impossible project according to the video?

• Hiring a large team

• Committing to the project and persevering

• Outsourcing the project

• Creating a detailed budget

Why is it important to have strong control mechanisms in a project?

• To reduce the number of team members

• To manage uncertainties and risks effectively

• To ensure the project is completed quickly

• To increase the project's budget

What should be done if a component of the project is not absolutely necessary?

• Include it to avoid scope bloat

• Delay it until the end of the project

• Remove it to maintain focus

• Outsource it to another team

How can pilots and prototypes benefit a project?

• They increase the project's cost

• They allow for safe learning and capacity demonstration

• They eliminate the need for stakeholder involvement

• They slow down the project

What is a key strategy for working with stakeholders?

• Avoiding communication with them

• Engaging positively and respecting their views

• Controlling their decisions

• Ignoring their feedback

How should team conflicts be managed?

• By ignoring them

• By focusing on ideas and issues, not personalities

• By avoiding any form of debate

• By allowing personal conflicts to resolve naturally

What is essential for making a project brilliant?

• Focusing solely on the outcome

• Maintaining a strict hierarchy

• Celebrating successes and learning from failures

• Avoiding any form of stakeholder engagement