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| 2006-09-23 |
| Posted by:Grunter |
| #6 My experience with projects that are behind overrun is that corners are cut to meet schedule and to stop the budget hemorrhage. You are right Brer. In addition to the well known triple constraints of project management; scope, schedule, and cost; there are also project risk and quality factors. To ameliorate the risk of the project failing altogether, management must revisit the scope of the WhaleJet and see if specification changes can reduce projected costs and establish a reasonable schedule while assuring that design and production quality are not compromised. A tall order for a leader who comes from the glass-making industry. Color me skeptical. And the discussion hasn't even addressed the changes to airport terminals and runway needed to accommodate this monster. Brer's 'wait until it's really proven air worthy' seems like sound advice to me. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-09-23 20:22 |
| #5 My experience with projects that are behind overrun is that corners are cut to meet schedule and to stop the buget hemmorage. This reminds me very little of the 90-90 Rule of Project Scheduling. The first 90% of the project takes up 90% of the time budget. The last 10% of the project takes up the other 90% of the time budget. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-23 15:31 |
| #4 My favorite comment: "The whalejet, as it is known to some, has morphed from queen of the air into drama queen of the air." Al |
| Posted by: frozen al 2006-09-23 15:05 |
| #3 Cancelling the SST was also a good call. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-09-23 14:00 |
| #2 There are worst things than a cancellation. The DH Comet comes to mind. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-23 10:58 |
| #1 My experience with projects that are behind overrun is that corners are cut to meet schedule and to stop the buget hemmorage. I will not step foot on one until they are proven to be airworthy. That will be quite a few years of no incidents. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-09-23 08:38 |