Ten Reasons Why Project Management Matters

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10. Organization is Key

Organization is extremely important in any project you have. With plenty of tasks on the go, project management helps keep things organized for everyone involved.

9. Provides Clear Tasks, Asks, & Deadlines

Gives your team a roadmap and clear understanding of what each individuals tasks, asks, and deadlines are.

8. Ensures No Slips or Trips

Ensures important pieces of the project do not fall through the cracks or are missed or forgotten. Also, allows an opportunity to anticipate any possible problems, issues, or fires that may arise and gives you time to develop an action plan for such an event.

7. Lights the Fire

Project management helps keep everyone on task and ensures team members’ projects are on track to be completed in a timely fashion. A good project manager checks in regularly and keeps team members on task.

6. Allows for Proper Accountability

Things do not always go as planned! Project management makes it easy to hold team members accountable where needed.

5. The Big Picture

With so many moving parts in a large project, project management gives you an overview of what the big picture looks like. 

4. Improves Team Growth and Development

Gives senior level management and project managers a sense of where each team member has room for growth and development. It also allows an opportunity to see how team members are growing and developing within their roles.

3. Quality VS. Quantity

Project Management increases the overall quality of projects and helps ensure you aren’t just pumping out as many projects as possible as fast as possible.

2. Develops Team Camaraderie

All too often, it can feel like team members work in silos on projects. Good project managers can help keep the team working like a well-oiled machine and simultaneously build morale.

1. Client Relationship Management

Good project management keeps clients happy! When clients receive their projects on time, and can see the quality put into their projects, it ultimately makes them want to come back to do business with you in the future.