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TSM-
I would like to see some questions that will elicit varying responses from the varying skill set levels of PM's. Most would be forced to answer these questions the same way- since the question is asking about his governance of his staff, however they would be valid if your target audience is not a PM....
Following are my comments, I hope the feedback helps:
1) THERE IS HIGH DEMAND OF CREATIVITY IN THE DESIGNS
(DEFINED HOW? IN MY WORLD-EVERY DESIGN IS CREATIVE-IT COMES FOR AN ARCHITECT)
2) ACCESSIBILITY TO PROJECT
(ALL PROJECTS HAVE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES- THEY ARE BUILT IN THE DIRT-USUALLY BEFORE ROADS)
3) EXTERNAL POLITICAL INFLUENCE (AGAIN, EVERY PM THINKS HIS PROJECT HAS EXT POLITICAL ISSUES-AND MOST DO)
4) SENIOR…SUPPORT-THIS IS A VALID QUESTION-HOWEVER MOST PM’S THINK THEY NEED MORE SUPPORT
5) ZERO TOLERANCE REWORK ( I AM CONFUSED-ALL “REWORK SHOULD HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE-IT IS CORRECTIVE WORK TO A FAILED DELIVERABLE ATTEMPT)
6) HIGH TECHNOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY- IN CONSTRUCTION????
7) PEOPLE WITH TECH COMP- THIS IS OK TO ASK
8) HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS…CIVIL ( I DARE YOU TO FIND A PM THAT WOULD NOT AGREE)
9) UNCHANGEABLE BUDGET—(EVERY PROJECT HAS A CHANGEABLE BUDGET)
10) CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS-OK
11) HIGH DEGREE OF TECH INNOVATION---OK
12) ROLES OF TEAM MEMBERS UNCLEAR- THE PM BETTER STRONGLY DISAGREE BECAUSE HE IS REPOSNSIBLE FOR THIS
13) TEAM MEMBERS LACK MOTIVATION-PM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
14) RESOURCE SHARING ---OK
15) SITES DEPENDENCY—OK
16) DEPARTMENTS DEPENDENT-OK
17) CONTRACTORS DEPENDENT –THIS IS OK BUT EVERY PROJECT MUST BE DEPENDENT
18) 18 CONTRUCTRION PROCESSES- OK- BUT EVERY PROJECT HAS THESE DEPENDENCIES
19) SHARED RESOURCES-OK
20) DIVERSE TEAMS- OK- BUT THIS DESCRIBES EVERY PROJECT
21) SCHEDULES ARE DEPENDENT-OK- BUT THIS DESCRIBES EVERY PROJECT
22) LACK OF COMM –OK
23) DELIVERABLES DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER- THIS DESCRIBES EVERY PROJECT
24) DIFFERENT TASKS CONNECTED—THIS DECRIBES EVERY PROJECT
25) FACE TO FACE-OK
26) TASKS ARE INTERCONNECTED- YOU APPEAR TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION REPEATEDLY- SIMILAR TO A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM
27) PROJECTS HAVE ILL DEFINED SCOPE- AGAIN- THE PM IS MOSTLY REPONSIBLE FOR DEFINING AND COMMUNICATING SCOPE
28) OBJECTIVES UNCLEAR- THEN THE PM IS AT FAULT
29) TECHNICAL M,ETHODS UNCLEAR- THEN THE PM WOULD BE AT FAULT
30) PRICES CHANGE ---OK
31) RESOURCES—OK
32) TIME FRAMES—GOOD QUESTION
33) RAW MATERIALS – THIS IS TRUE OF ALL PROJECTS
34) STAKEHOLDERS- THIS IS TRUE OF ALL PROJECTS
35) VARIETY OF TECHNICAL SKILLS-THIS IS TRUE OF ALL PROJECTS
36) CULTURE-OK
37) CULTURE-ASKED TWICE/REPEATED
38) MULT STAKEHOLDERS- THIS IS TRUE OF EVERY PROJECT
39) CAPITAL INV- THIS IS TRUE OF ALL PROJECTS
40) DURATION-OK
41) LARGE NUMBER ACTIVITIES- THIS IS MOST PROJECTS
42) LARGE DEPARTMENTS-OK
