{"id":1461,"date":"2009-01-01T06:38:30","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T13:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/2009\/01\/01\/setting-priorities\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T21:32:43","slug":"setting-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=1461","title":{"rendered":"Setting priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"changed<\/a>Image by hockadilly<\/a> via Flickr<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/font>We discussed how to set SMART goals and define where we are today. Now we can focus on how we get from where we are now to where we want to be. I don’t know about you, but I have way more interests than time available to pursue them. My biggest passion is scuba diving, however, I would also like to learn Aikido, learn how to sail, go climbing, ride my motor cycle, study Spanish and psychology, and on, and on. That made me think, like our projects our lives are also bound by the triple constraint: time, budget, and scope. <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>Every week has 168 hours. The majority of those hours we use to work, sleep, eat, commute, shop and hopefully exercise. That only leaves us with a handful of hours to relax, spend with friends and family, and work towards our goals. On top of that most of us are constrained financially. After all our monthly expenses are deducted there is a limited amount left to spend freely. This means we need to prioritize our goals. <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>In our projects we ask our sponsor to prioritize time, budget and scope. To be able to be successful, a project manager should at least have management control over one, but preferable two sides of the triangle. In our lives, it in general comes down to having to prioritize our goals within the time and budget available. To prioritize your goals ask yourself the following questions:<\/font><\/p>\n