Evolving steering committee membership would like to revisit past decisions that have influenced current scope and vendor contracts. Granted original decision making was based on financials and resource availability, and it can be reduced to a question of building it the right way the first time or incurring throwaway and rework over time.
Schedule is already extended beyond original projections.
Is the PM role to embrace it or attempt to manage up and eliminate churn on requirements? Saving Changes...
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Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
I would review with the new membership what has happened in the past and the impact it has had on the team, schedule and budget. Then set out what you'd like to happen and try to manage up to keep the churn low from now on. Saving Changes...
I have had a very similar experience. It was tough as everything keeps changing, the stakeholders and even project team members. At that point, my position was to put everything out very clearly with all the facts, pros and cons for the stakeholders to decide. If so much has been put in, then it will depend on what MORE you need to finish it (though sometimes your estimate of what else is needed may over-run again).Change of requirements should be put a stop to unless you know or think that whatever you are implementing will not be used without those requirements which at that point, it would be a decision of the stakeholders. Saving Changes...
Deepa KalangiManager, Program Management, Author, Trainer| CVS HealthCharlotte, NC, United States
I would go for the latter, try eliminating churn on requirements as you put it. Whether you can fight the fight as a PM or not is a whole new issue, but at least you can step forward and pose what you have to say as a PM instead of accepting the mistakes in the past. Saving Changes...
I think you need to show clear history, impact of changing the decision, an open book.
Then see what decision is made, you can't relight the pass, you can try to explain historical decision and suggest direction for the futur! Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Try to use expert advise. Quantify the justifications with the past data. Saving Changes...
