Project Management Philosophy
A Gartner study discovered that 30% of IT projects never completed, and that 51% exceeded their budget by an average of 189% while delivering only 74% of the intended functionality.
The City of Ann Arbor Project Methodology was developed to provide consistent and repeatable project management processes to help guarantee project success as measured by project completion on-time and on-budget according to a pre-defined project plan.
While recognizing that a formal methodology is not always possible or practical in every situation, like emergencies, it should be stressed that conforming to “best practices” whenever possible provides heightened communication, increased control, defined expectations, improved tracking and a greater likelihood of project success.