Too late to take corrective action?

Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada

What would you do as PM if you have discovered a mistake but it is too late to take a corrective actions what would be the course of actions?

Assuming the implication of that mistake is not severe but it should be implemented as part of the design drawing.

Can we judge the severity or can we challenge the structure engineer recommendations / I don't think so - few PM might do based on past experiences

Posted: Apr 21, 2018 1:10 PM

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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina

Apr 23, 2018 12:08 AM

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Sergio, thanks for your input I agree if it is a matter of grade or quality or cosmetic but like you mentioned if human life involved if the engineering calculation calls for certain requirements but half met now what - sometimes they over calculate and have bigger margin which can sustain mistakes like that, it is complicated -- I think to avoid this one can increase manpower and have someone continuously do inspections

The problem is not possible to avoid it. A tool like helped me a lot is the Barry Bohem´s Cone of Uncertainty that was created for software but it is used in other domains too.

Posted: Apr 23, 2018 4:16 AM

Karan Shah Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Apr 23, 2018 12:27 AM

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Karan, the intention is not to put blame or punish but someone has to be accountable

Oh, absolutely.

The point I was trying to make is to defer that (for the lack of a better term) 'witch-hunting' step until the fallout from the mistake is contained.

Once we've saved the wife - we can go around snake-hunting to our heart's content.

Posted: Apr 24, 2018 12:34 AM

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