Is building in-house the answer?

The out sourcing model has been comprehensively explored over the last few decades. It started with clothing and low margin consumer items, and with the 787 program it’s been taken to it’s logical conclusion. Where not only the build of major sub sections has been sent to other companies, but the design, the development and most importantly the risk was also shared. The 787 has…

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And the scope is important because…

In the last piece I talked how I’ve set up my charter and the importance I place on a well defined scope. This scope document will be part of every stage of the project and is central to successful change management. Some level of scope change has been part of every project major I’ve been part of. Recognizing and managing of this scope change or…

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Happy, happy fun time… No Really…

I sat down with a friend for coffee this morning and spent a collective 20 minutes complaining about the frustrations, pressure, workload and all the little issues that make life difficult being a small part of something as huge as a new aircraft program. Despite all the issues, delays, problems and so on, we both admitted to enjoying the experience, getting a lot out of…

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