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Before the Changes
After the changes
OrganizationStructure and relationship with CustomerFunctional Project Management acted as liaison between the customer and Engineering. Relationship between Customer and Production, Quality and Commercial, ad hoc with no coordination.Multifunctional. Matched to the Work Breakdown Structure with all interfaces to the Customer coordinated by the core team Published customer pairing arrangements covering all functions based upon delieverables
Relationship with the sub-contractorsMultifunctional uncoordinated approach. Contract, workstatement and programme not linked together.Single interface for delieverable part of Work Breakdown Structure and programme
StaffingSplit up by functions in different buildings. Accountable to the functions (not the project) and skills appropriate to a single function.Core Team Co-located. All staff accountable to the project for their deliverable achievement and to their professional ability. Multifunctional training intoduced. Continous improvement methodologies ingrained into all processes.
Attitude'Don't ask me, it's not mine and even if it was mine it would not be my fault''Can do/Will do/Have done'
Culture The more we waste the larger our profits (cost plus)
I expect someone else will tell me if I have done something wrong (it's easier than checking it oneself)
I don't care where the work comes from or goes to. As long as I do my bit I won't get criticized
Problems don't exist - only opportunities
I am responsible, this is what Iam doing and by when.
I know why I am doing this and how it fits into the overall business.
When it's complete, I will autograph it as I am proud of it.

FIG. 10
The results of the change.
after the major changes) and the customer wanted the methodology to become the industry standard. Through the subcontractors to the project, the basic principles have been incorporated into a number of different companies within the industry. The major achievements that were created (apart from a successful conclusion to the project) are given in Fig. 10.
These changes allowed the program to be successfully completed. At the formal end of development, the customer commented:

 
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