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Before the changes
After the changes
ProgrammeOwnership'Project Management' with no buy-in from any other functionOwnership was an integral part of the new philosophy and everyone owned the programme for the task or packages that they were responsible for.
Bad interfaces (illogical links)500 was termed good!Zero was achieved and maintained. This created no surprises.
CostsCharging numbers53,000 - equates to 66 for every engineer! This was totally out of control and not linked to the programme.Approx. 300 with owners and programme all integrated into the Work Breakdown Structure and programme.
Cost to CompleteUnknown. Project Management guess based upon scant knowledge of future programme.Fully integrated into costing system.
RiskAssessment of risks undertaken by Engineering but no link to costs or programme. No risk mitigation plans, accountability or evaluation of contingency requirements.Fully integrated risk assessment. management and avoidance/recovery systems with positive spend to save attitide at all levels in the organisation.

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Continued
The product will be a highly effective system that meets its design requirements and, in some areas, in excess of specification. This reflects great credit primarily on U.K. industry.
Such success has seldom, if ever, been achieved for such a complicated and sophisticated weapon system anywhere in the world.

 
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