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Question 1: If you were Gary Anderson, would you have accepted this position after the director stated that this would be his baby all the way
Answer: The problem is not with calling the project Directors baby, the problem is with the unethical acceptance that the missile would work up to the required range which actually was not working as per the test
Gary was made to commit as a project manager that the missile would work above 130 degree F, whereas, this was not true Gary reports to Grey in Program Management. He has little authority directly over people, but he does his work thorough matrix relationship in the organization Project management has high stakes and therefore, there are high stakes with the projects. This seems partly true The priority should be given to the overall project. However, if the time permits, he can help the R&D to an extent that his other work do not suffer
Is it true when you enter project management, you either go up in the organization or out of the door
Should Paul Evans have been permitted to report information to Gable before reporting to project manager
No, in worst case they can go together
Is it customary for the project manager to prepare all the handouts for a customer interchange meeting
Project manager should take support from the team members.
What happens when a situation of mistrust occurs between the customer and contractor
This leads to unhappy situation and more and more black and white reporting starts happening
Should functional employees of the customer and contractor be permitted to communicate with one another without going through the project office
All the formal communication should happen through the Project office, however, there is no harm in sharing the knowledge
Could the lesson learned on the success and failure during project debriefings cause a major change in the project management methodology
Yes. Sharing the lessons learnt can help in avoiding the same pitfalls again