Guidelines for how to set realistic deadlines

We have considered that establishing a deadline and meeting it is pivotal for success in the IT world. That idea was reinforced in my interview with John Reed, Senior Executive Director at Robert Half Technology, an international recruiting firm for project-based and full-time IT positions. Reed, who's been in the IT field for more than 25 years, manages operations for more than 100 Robert Half Technology locations globally. Reed says:

"Over the course of nearly three decades, I have become incredibly familiar with a great deal of IT projects. There have been many instances where technology executives have been relieved from their duties because projects missed critical deadlines."

You and your team will be more likely to meet or beat project deadlines, if you practice the time management principles you are learning in this workshop. But you are also more likely to make— not miss— a deadline, if the deadline you set is realistic in the first place...