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nice words are not true”

(Lao-tse)

 

 

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Health Check/Audit/Arbitration

Fixed price and in a short amount of time a solid report will be delivered based on facts, answering questions such as “how to make the project successful” or “is the outsourcing wortwhile”, “is the transition successful”, “who is accountable for executed unplanned work”, et cetera.

Questions that can only be answered correctly by an independent third party.

Track record Control (cases here presented only after approval of the customer)

Customer

Activity

Characterization

Result

 

Arbitrating between the customer and a supplier concerning who should pay for executed unplanned work in the fixed price project

Software Development project

Progress in a deadlock

Cooled down relation

Both parties angry and disappointed but not willing to give in

A transparent calculation about what was in fact the amount of money involved in the executed unplanned work

An advice to divide the damage based on all facts; instead of that the customer had to pay 100%, the facts have led to the conclusion that the supplier was accountable for 66% of the damage

Advices to let the project become successful

In accordance to the report the disagreements were handled and the relation is on speaking terms again

Arbitrating between the customer and a supplier concerning who should pay for executed unplanned work in the fixed price project

Software tuning and implementation project

Progress in a deadlock

Cooled down and hardened relation

Project deliverable commercially very important to both parties

Both parties angry and disappointed but not willing to give in

A transparent calculation about what was in fact the amount of money involved in the executed unplanned work

An advice to divide the damage based on all facts; the facts have led to the conclusion that both the customer and the supplier had made big mistakes and were therefore accountable for 50% of the damage

Advices to let the project become successful

In accordance to the report the disagreements were handled and the relation is once again focussed on the future

 

 

Health checks on Projects during 7 years

Lack of transparency

Project Governance versus Departmental Governance

Optimistic versus realistic

Customer dissatisfaction

Unprofitable, bottomless well

Projects without an end and result

Project status crystal clear

Risks and mitigation measures known

Issues with advised solutions at hand

Conditions for success presented

Management in control again

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