Why is the Quality of PMs so low?

[Pogle]

Sobs uncontrollably into his pint,


whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????????? ???????

Aw bless

[Zippy]

Not too much longer, then SY01 will be coming out for a pint (with the laydees) and laughing.

[suityou01]

Not too much longer, then SY01 will be coming out for a pint (with the laydees) and laughing.

You bet.

[MPwannadecentincome]

Question then for all you people who PM out there

If the project is delayed due to non delivery by a team member is that your fault as PM or thier fault?

The PM's fault for not being on top of the project and not escalating it early enough.

Next

If you address this with the non delivering member's boss and they have limited interest in the project they will back their staff member to the hilt whilst leaving you dangling in the wind - then what options do you have?

If this was picked up early enough then the commitment of that department / manager or lack of commitment can be escalated to the steering group whilst also finding out why there is a delivery issue from this member of staff, otherwise, its hand's up PM get the rotten eggs pelted at you and find some recovery mechanism.

Biggest issue you will come across is the lack of cohesion at the Exec level - for example the MD wants a project done half the board think it is required half the board do not - one of the main reasons why half the projects we try to work on are doomed before the first Gant is even produced.

This one is hard it depends on your relationship with the relevant board members however killing a project off "in time" is more effective that letting a bad one finish.