Project Management and Processess

Project Management and Processess-most of us use it, understand it, but many of us do not do it any justice.

Case study: Project Managers assigned to Construction sites, (Doesn't really know what to do).
Communication: Many down-hill don't get the messages.
Promises made-promises broken.

Costs that eat away at profits are now mounting-but who cares-it is a tangible equation and monetararily damaging figure, if you want to know about it. If you don't, it gets swept under the rug. Question: Does your accounting system capture these tangible (yet intangible amounts?).

Lost To You: You are the executive in charge, and still don't have a clear picture of what's going down around you, as to this project and other similar projects.

History: Today, a programmer and a (controls engineer), went to a site, specifically to set-up controls. Contacts were previously made with electrical people to have a specific area, powered-up to accept our controls. Upon arriving to the site, no power!

Continued History: Early part of this week, two programmers go to the same site, to inspect, and communicate their needs for the controls set-up date. All involved say its a GO and everyone understands everybodies needs. What happened!

Insert Other History: Now we get detailed in our research and find that we and others have 'touched' this project, so our costs are rising, right up to the GM and VP.

Equation: Calculate wages, benefits, lost time, lost time from other projects, the list goes on. What I find to be catostrophic, is the amount of $$$, that went to the " just wasted" barrel. The most insane point, I wish to focus on, is that nobody knows, or worst yet, cares!!!

Has this HAPPENED TO YOU?! Let me know...