The Blue Spider Project
The Blue Spider Project
6. Is it true when you enter project management, you either go up the organization or out the door?
Yes that is the truth, because there are only two places you can go from program management, namely up to the organization or out the door.
There are only very few engineers who failed in program management and permitted to return to the project. In real life, failing managing a project means you will get fired in most cases. In this case the project manager should count himself lucky of getting back his job as an engineer.
7. Is it possible for an executive to take too much of an interest in an R&D project?
Yes it is possible, but it is more important that the project manager concentrates more on the administrative work. If the influence of an executive is suppressing individuality of the competent team members it will be too much of an interest, because every team member should have the possibility to contribute in their own way.
8. Should Paul Evans has been permitted to report information to Gable before reporting it to the project manager?
In the one hand he has to report to him every morning with the raw data results of the previous days, but in the other hand Paul Evans himself thinks that Gable might manipulate them, because he thinks this is his own project. In most cases this should not be allowed because the information can be used against the project manager. It would be a better solution that the project manager should be informed at first if the information might strongly influence the project.
9. Is it customary for the project manager to prepare all of the handouts for a customer interchange meeting?
Yes of course, it is necessary because every one of them want a copy of all handouts to be presented at last 3 days before. Furthermore it is essential for them, because they want to scrutinize the data. Furthermore it is necessary for them to make the right decisions and avoid mistakes. The most recommended
6. Is it true when you enter project management, you either go up the organization or out the door?
Yes that is the truth, because there are only two places you can go from program management, namely up to the organization or out the door.
There are only very few engineers who failed in program management and permitted to return to the project. In real life, failing managing a project means you will get fired in most cases. In this case the project manager should count himself lucky of getting back his job as an engineer.
7. Is it possible for an executive to take too much of an interest in an R&D project?
Yes it is possible, but it is more important that the project manager concentrates more on the administrative work. If the influence of an executive is suppressing individuality of the competent team members it will be too much of an interest, because every team member should have the possibility to contribute in their own way.
8. Should Paul Evans has been permitted to report information to Gable before reporting it to the project manager?
In the one hand he has to report to him every morning with the raw data results of the previous days, but in the other hand Paul Evans himself thinks that Gable might manipulate them, because he thinks this is his own project. In most cases this should not be allowed because the information can be used against the project manager. It would be a better solution that the project manager should be informed at first if the information might strongly influence the project.
9. Is it customary for the project manager to prepare all of the handouts for a customer interchange meeting?
Yes of course, it is necessary because every one of them want a copy of all handouts to be presented at last 3 days before. Furthermore it is essential for them, because they want to scrutinize the data. Furthermore it is necessary for them to make the right decisions and avoid mistakes. The most recommended