Prioritising Project Tasks With The MOSCOW Technique |
Posted: October 31, 2018 |
Managing any project is all about taking a look at the workload that you have and working out what you will and won’t be able to achieve within a set timeframe. If you don’t set any priorities then your project can quickly fall into the trap of becoming unorganised as people work to their own deadlines rather than a group one, or worse still those members of the team who are more dominant in the work place gets their work prioritised. The MoSCoW method is a good way of managing the tasks and requirements within your project. These requirements can be defined in the following way:
By using this method to pinpoint what are the essential requirements of a project, and which are the less essential elements it is easy to define where the focus must be. This helps you to give order to your project, quickly and before you begin. Must-have necessitiesThese are the most important thing that you need to consider, they are the things that are in no way negotiable. They are a vital part of your project and without them you will simply not be able to complete the work that you need to do. Should-have necessitiesThese are the things that you should have if it is possible, they are not as vital as those must have necessities, but they are a good addition to your plan. Could-have necessitiesThese are not essential, without them your project would be just fine. However, if you have the time, the budget or both they are something that you could give consideration to including in your project. What we will not be able to deal with currentlyThis final category is anything that you would like to have in your project but there simply isn’t the time or the budget to accommodate this time round. It might be something that you can add to a project at some point in the future but simply won’t be able to take on this time round. The MoSCoW methodSimply put the MoSCoW method is a very clear and precise framework that can be applied to any type of project in any field. In fact, it can also easily be applied to personal situation as well, making it an incredibly practical method for use by anyone. Once you have mastered the basics being able to split your project requirements up will help you to deliver priorities in the best possible way for both your client and your team. This is one of those project management skills that it is certainly well worth considering adding to your arsenal, and because it can be applied to any project no matter what the level it will soon become one of your much-used tools, whether you are a project management apprentice or much higher up.
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