Managing Projects with New Technologies

Projects that are about designing for using new technologies, the project team leadership during scope definition is not about giving directions. A team leader will lead a team through a process that typically includes:
• asking the right questions,
• listening,
• if available, reading and thoroughly understanding process procedures,
• if not already done, creating process models, if done, interpreting models
• learning how process designs affect product quality,
• planning wide enough operating windows for likely process variations,
• planning ahead for flexibility and capacity increases,
• identifying assumptions,
• validating assumptions with process data when possible,
• verifying a good understanding with more questions and listening,
• comparing design concepts to best practices,
• suggesting possible improvements, if any,
• listening to what could work,
• finding ways around technology roadblocks if possible, and
• building a consensus for a final design.