Key Success Factors

5. DEFINE AND MANAGE PROJECT STRUCTURE AND TEAMS...
Size, complexity and speed mean that these types of projects can get out of control very quickly. There are 5 project management success factors that mostly deal with team interactions and formality of working style.

1. Free flow communications - It is critical to ensure that information moves throughout the team

· Cross-team facilitation - there can be a tendency for teams to be inwardly focused
· Open door management policies - strict hierarchies and reporting lines are important for accountability but must be balanced with an 'open door' policy to support the speed of the project
· Dissemination - frequent full team communications are essential to keep the team focused on their common goal

2. Movement and Migration - Often it will be important to allow staff to change roles and focus as the project progresses