Hartman HollimanPrincipal| Impact AdvisorsJackson, Ms, United States
The item below came through my inbox and I thought I'd check to get your thoughts. Should this project be green or yellow?
Project XYZ has been delayed a number of times, each time for valid reasons outside of anyone at Company's control – legislative or reimbursement changes, shifts in the marketplace, etc. Each time, a new timeline is decided upon and approved by the appropriate decision-makers. One could argue that the status should stay green, because it is tracking towards the latest approved timeline. However, when asked if Project XYZ is “on track” versus where we expected it to be when it was first conceived and launched a year ago, no one would asked would say “yes”. While it would be easy to argue that this is not important, that discrepancy actually contributes to undermine overall confidence in our project status reporting processes. In my opinion, a better solution would be to code the status as “yellow” and in the body of the status report, where each risk/delay and subsequent mitigation/new plan should have been documented, provide the explanation that the project is delayed from original timelines but is currently on track for the amended timeline. Saving Changes...
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The answer is: it is up to your company policies. Red-Yellow-Green status assignment must be determined using your company policies. For example, some companies define that +/- 10% in budged is red while other not. In fact, that could be depending on the initiative. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
In Construction, major projects rarely finish on time so we usually measure the timeline against the original schedule and the new approved schedules in cases of any delays. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Schedule is green, as we are tracking toward a newly baselined schedule. The status report is for the here and now. The project is tracking toward only one date, the latest approved complete date. But, yes, there is a history, and depending on how and why of the extension would have influence as well. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
I'm with Andrew on this, Hartman. You have to pick the baseline you want to measure against: the original one or the current one? Saving Changes...
Faisal PatelSVP; Strategy/Solution Manager; Accessibility Champion| Bank of AmericaWest Hills, Ca, United States
Am in agreement with Andrew and Stephane.
A new Baseline draws the new starting line. The project needs to be tracked from there on wards; The previous changes were addressed and dealt with prior to the new baseline and new agreements. Archives and appendix can continue to remain as footnote but the current status report should reflect the current progress and status. Saving Changes...
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