Mr. Robinson over on Blue Flavor started the new year off right with a nice little post about project management, which happens to echo our philosophy on the topic:

• Keep it simple.
• Stick with what works.
• Put the real before the ideal.
• Have a process but be flexible.
• When all else fails, just work.

We try to manage our projects just enough to get the job done. Anything else wastes your time and money. We do have a process, but we aren’t slaves to it. He closes with…

It’s far too easy to put a process in place that hinders more than it helps. If you find you’re working harder on the management of your projects than you are on the projects themselves, it’s probably a good idea to scale back, re-set expectations and focus on what’s important.