Project and Program Management
Change Impact Assessment and Mitigation can be deployed rapidly and inexpensively to each project. It allows the project and client to... …foresee future impacts …quantify impacts of engineering changes …quantify impacts of information delays …identify the timing of future impacts …diagnose the causes of the impacts ... test and evaluate alternative mitigations …examine scheduling options and their effect on cost impacts Project models can be developed to achieve all of these objectives. However, a significant practical challenge here is to achieve all this for less than 1/10 the cost and time typical of developing custom-tailored project models. In order to meet the objective of proactive impact mitigation, each project model needs to be set up quickly enough that analyses support early diagnosis and action. We achieve this degree of cost and time reduction through a combination of a standardized implementation process and a software system wrapped around the model.
training has three primary audiences, each with its own objectives. First, there is an introductory course intended for every project manager and planner in the company. A second course is designed just for those who will be direct users of the model. Third, there is a course targeted exclusively at project managers, the primary “clients” of the findings from these analyses |
Project and Program Management
Good project performance is important to nearly every successful company.
Despite that need, consistently successful project management remains a
challenge for most organizations.
Changes from planned conditions are what cause project performance to stray from the
objectives set forth in carefully estimated plans -- changes cause most project overruns,
project “surprises” and project “train wrecks”.
There are change management systems, but every single one ignores the “secondary
impact” of changes. While it is challenging to quantify and explain, secondary impact is
the single largest source of project performance problems.
What is secondary impact? It goes by many names…
knock-on impact, ripple effects, disruption, cumulative impact, productivity loss.
Whatever the label, the impacts are typically misunderstood, unforeseen or under-estimated,
and, therefore, mismanaged. To be clear, secondary impact is the effect of changes on the
cost of performing the unchanged work .Organizations that do not foresee, understand,
and act to mitigate those impacts are destined to incur the surprise overruns that
plague so many projects. Finding the answers distinguishes successful projects from those
that plague company performance and client reputation.
Why do so many projects fail to achieve initial objectives? What are the key contributors to
productivity change? What causes rework? Indeed, what role does rework play in projects?
Why do progress estimates often miss the mark? How does engineering performance affect
construction performance? How do the many factors influencing projects interact with one
another over time? These issues apply to all complex projects.
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Good project performance is important to nearly every successful company.
Despite that need, consistently successful project management remains a
challenge for most organizations.
Changes from planned conditions are what cause project performance to stray from the
objectives set forth in carefully estimated plans -- changes cause most project overruns,
project “surprises” and project “train wrecks”.
There are change management systems, but every single one ignores the “secondary
impact” of changes. While it is challenging to quantify and explain, secondary impact is
the single largest source of project performance problems.
What is secondary impact? It goes by many names…
knock-on impact, ripple effects, disruption, cumulative impact, productivity loss.
Whatever the label, the impacts are typically misunderstood, unforeseen or under-estimated,
and, therefore, mismanaged. To be clear, secondary impact is the effect of changes on the
cost of performing the unchanged work .Organizations that do not foresee, understand,
and act to mitigate those impacts are destined to incur the surprise overruns that
plague so many projects. Finding the answers distinguishes successful projects from those
that plague company performance and client reputation.
Why do so many projects fail to achieve initial objectives? What are the key contributors to
productivity change? What causes rework? Indeed, what role does rework play in projects?
Why do progress estimates often miss the mark? How does engineering performance affect
construction performance? How do the many factors influencing projects interact with one
another over time? These issues apply to all complex projects.
Read More......
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Change Impact Assessment & Mitigation helps projects and clients navigate
through both potential future and 'real time' changes, enabling them to take
actions that mitigate the effects of secondary impacts. The analyses
provide comprehensive results and realistic mitigation solutions. Projects
can mitigate changes and delays, and evaluate alternative schedules,
saving millions of dollars for the company and its clients.
through both potential future and 'real time' changes, enabling them to take
actions that mitigate the effects of secondary impacts. The analyses
provide comprehensive results and realistic mitigation solutions. Projects
can mitigate changes and delays, and evaluate alternative schedules,
saving millions of dollars for the company and its clients.
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