26. How do I establish control initially when my project is huge?
Very large projects, or programs, require a hierarchy organizing them into smaller undertakings where leadership, organization, and coordination can be delegated.
Decomposing Big Projects
Project management practices work best on projects of modest size. One way to take advantage of this on large programs is to break them up into smaller undertakings. The resulting projects may be controlled and managed by project leaders responsible for portions of the work that can be well managed. Decomposing programs into projects tends to be an iterative process, because the size, complexity, and often initially incomplete definition of major undertakings make it very difficult to get right ...
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