Examples


Sambac Energy

At Sambac every project was managed according to the experience and approach of the individual project manager. Thus, if there were five different projects, each with different project managers, the result would be five variations of project management. This made it impossible for management to track the projects overall. Each project manager handled issues differently. A few managers gathered some lessons learned; most did not. In essence each project was treated as unique.

The implementation method was to begin in one project. This was a moderately sized project with many issues. It was felt to be a good test of the methods in this and other chapters. It did work, but in retrospect the choice of projects was poor. A project with fewer issues would have been a better place to start since more attention could have been given to lessons learned and other areas. Instead, issues dominated the project—highlighting the value of the method for dealing with issues.

Whitmore Bank

The problems in the first project attempt for credit card became apparent during a project review. The methods of this chapter were applied and the project was found to be a true iceberg project. When the additional tasks were added, it became clear that the project would be a year late! This was the trigger to start over again. Using the new methods the project finished ahead of where the original project would have been.




International Project Management
International Project Management: Leadership in Complex Environments
ISBN: 0470578823
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 154

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