Bell Project Management

I use Microsoft Project as a default, but I have used other programs as well.

• To avoid the Quagmire Syndrome and align stakeholder expectations, I break the larger project down into modules

• Module 1 is a rough budget and schedule for each succeeding module; a detailed plan and budget for Module 2 is produced in Module 1
• Each subsequent module, as it is carried out, produces a detailed plan and budget for the next module

• To reduce or eliminate mismatched expectations, all development and/or process re-engineering is driven by end-user documentation

• This is the same documentation, in substance and detail, that the end-users will receive upon completion of development or re-engineering
• If compromises are necessary, we agree on those compromises before taking the next step in the project.
• All parties, whether technical or end-user, are referring to the same, and only, document(s) that is meaningful and unambiguous for all parties.

PhD, Indiana University

• Research Methodology
• Organization and Public Administration Theory
• Political Science

AB, Wabash College

• English
• Political Science

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