A Sight to Behold

Project Leaders Need to Create a Compellling Vision so the Team Stays Focused on What Really Matters

Article Strategy 1 August 2018

PM Network

Oyvetsky, Marat

How to cite this article:

Oyvetsky, M. (2018). A Sight to Behold: Project Leaders Need to Create a Compellling Vision so the Team Stays Focused on What Really Matters. PM Network, 32(8), 24.
Project professionals tend to focus on the project plan -- all the tasks and milestones that help track projects to a timely completion within budget. But the challenge many project leaders face when running into execution issues has nothing to do with the plan or communicating it to the project team and stakeholders. It has to do with the project vision -- or the absence of one.
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