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SEEM 3530 Project Scheduling * SEEM 3530 Project Scheduling * SEEM 3530 Project Scheduling * SEEM 3530 Project Scheduling * SEEM 3530 Project Scheduling * SEEM 3530 Project Scheduling * Project Scheduling SEEM 3530 * Famous Project Failures (4 of 5) The “Big Dig” road construction project in Boston (1987-2007) was budgeted at $5.8b but eventually cost over $15b. The project resulted in criminal arrests, thousands of water leaks, the death of a motorist from a tunnel collapse, and hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits. Project Scheduling SEEM 3530 * Famous Project Failures (5 of 5) In 2005, UK grocery chain J. Sainsbury wrote off its $526m investment in an automated supply chain management system. They hired 3,000 additional workers to stock their shelves manually. Project Scheduling SEEM 3530 * Reasons Why Projects Fail Improper focus of the project management system, e.g. too much focus on low level details Fixation on first budget estimates Too much reliance on inaccurate project management software Too many people on the project team Poor communication within the project team Incentives that reward the wrong actions Project Scheduling SEEM 3530 * Common Excuses for Project Failures Unexpectedly poor weather delayed construction Unforeseeable poor performance by contractors Senior management imposed an unrealistic schedule Instructions by senior management were unclear Many wasteful “synchronization” meetings interrupted actual work Project Scheduling SEEM 3530 * PM Thinking Exercise: Office Move Your professional services firm (100 employees) is moving between two downtown office buildings The CEO has asked you to serve as project manager for this weekend move You do not have substantial project management experience There is a budget for hiring office movers, and for new customized furniture The continuation of revenue generation activities is important Exercise: give the CEO your co