How can we deliver projects in a timely, workmanlike and effective manner; there are many guides. This is an A to Z process linked to delivery, required decisions, and the establishment of an ethical project environment in which people may work. People may then realise their potential and the potential for their project to be delivered successfully. Continue reading
Question: Decisions, why do we need them?
Answer: To know what to do; when, where and how to do it; and by who.
But who makes them? Everybody makes decisions everyday, all the time, about what to eat, what to do at the weekend, and decisions regarding work. Work decisions are made at all levels of an organisation and can influence time, cost, and quality and may contribute to failure or success. Continue reading
The management declares the project will be recovered. “Recovery” is on everybody’s lips but, just as actions speak louder than words, talking never cured anything. A plan for recovery is essential, a recovery team is needed, and implementation must take place for effective recovery. Continue reading
‘Management’, whoever they are, has finally woken up to the fact that the project is in difficulty. It’s been in trouble for some time and attempts to fix it haven’t worked. Somebody, somewhere, decides that Recovery is needed before the project crashes and burns.
Blinkered participants who denied all problems and reacted in anger realise that the bad tidings were not false-news. While they bask in depression others look at fixing the problem. If this ‘fix’ is just reorganising then, inevitably, the real problem(s) will not be addressed. Continue reading
The term ‘troubled project’ is an oft quoted, possibly overly-used, but well-known term that is bandied about in a manner that possibly exaggerates any difficulty on a project.
“Troubled” has been variously defined but is, essentially, variance from predetermined values and trends in terms of time, cost and scope such that the forecast for the project meeting its objectives is unlikely unless there is (immediate) intervention. Continue reading