Team: # 1
Engineering Project Management Lecture # 3
No Challenge
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1 Lack of scope/details form the client.
2 Timeline disagreement between the
client and the project manager.
3 Budget disagreement between the
client and the project manager
4 Lack of visibility on available human
resources, what people will we have
to get the job done
5 Lack of team commitment
6 Methodology or procedural
disagreement
7 Lack of team expertise with respect
to a certain aspect of the project.
Project manager: Shannon MacDonald
How to overcome it
 Multiple meetings with the client to clearly identify the scope.
 Ask more questions, this will help solidify what is actually expected
both in the clients mind and for the project team.
 Use other projects as a reference, identify what was needed and
how it was done to help outline the true scope of the project
 Use the budget and cost of the project to justify the timeline, i.e,
less time will result in more cost.
 If there is a rigid timeline reduce the scope of the project
 Increase the team size to meet the deadline, note the associated
cost increase to the client.
 Help the client understand where the costs come from and why
they are necessary for the project to be completed.
 Reducing the scope of the work can dramatically lower the cost.
 Make a trade off between the suggested timeline and the budget.
 Consider contracting some of the work out to subcontractors.
 Lobby for support within your organization and also increase your
projects priority.
 Look into other sources of work recruitment such as monster.com
 Offer incentives for timely and well done work
 Discover the root of the problem and rectify accordingly, take care
of your teams needs
 Involve the team in the planning process; this will result in greater
commitment and ownership of the project.
 Justify your procedure by citing codes and standards and use
successfully completed projects as proof of procedure
 Inform the client that it will likely cost more if their procedure is
executed
 Explain to them that our procedure has been tried tested and
proved true. Explain the risks associated with their procedure.
 Hire a consultant
 Develop a team member through training and education as an in
house expert
 Explore other options for completing the project with our field of
expertise.
 Look for pre designed components or procedures that are available
for purchase.