Project Management

The Ten Major Causes of Project Failure

1. Inadequate planning
2. Lack of proactive user involvement
3. Lack of experienced project managers and experts
4. Executive changes
5. Inadequate change control management
6. Poor communication
7. Lack of visibility into vendor processes
8. Development resource diversions
9. Expansion of project scope
10. Overly aggressive development schedules

Notes:
specify, design, detail, quote, procure, receive, build, test, debug, integrate, test, commission.
team colocation and focus.
involve end users to fully define scope.
require specification from end customer even if you have to write it for them.
run a tight meeting, then produce and track action items.
get a detailer for mechanical design resource.
improve the quotation cycle and breadth to obtain best pricing.
get electro-mechanical assembler for electrical engineer, controls engineer, mechanical design resources.
allow for sufficient programming and debug time.
reduce purchasing cycle time.
have budgetary monitoring resource.
track due dates and pursue minimum delivery times.
communicate all deviations as instantaneously as possible - no suprises.
communicate status regularly throughout project cycle.