I think that effective communication is very important throughout a project. Communication needs to be clear and effective in order to prevent setbacks. Members of a team need to make sure they can be reached when necessary and be prompt in their responses back. Making sure things are explained correctly for others to understand is important during a project. Agreeing on project goals is important but I think agreement is not as important as having the goals set sooner rather than later. As long as the goals are set, everyone should be working towards them. Developing clearly defined plans with assigned responsibilities is important for a project to ensure that tasks are not overlooked and that there is someone to hold accountable to make sure everything gets done. It is also important to make sure tasks are not repeated so resources are not wasted. Managing the project scope is important so the team doesn’t stray off track.