As Project Controls Professionals, we should all be aware of the use of an integrated cost and schedule performance measurement baseline (PMB).
Why is it then, as I transition across many projects the project managers are somewhat less than positive about this feature of project controls?
Now I’ve seen it done very well indeed, and I’ve seen it done so badly that it doesn’t exist and has even been elevated to the point where I have been told (I quote) “We don’t have baselines here as we can be measured against them”
I have had engineers responsible for coming up with a budget for their engineering staff not want to even prove that they have enough resources to execute the work they have to do, let alone use the baseline as a tool to check and ratify the current performance and the future required performance.
I suppose that I just get a little frustrated, that there are so many people and companies out there pedalling that ‘Project Controls’ mantra, but soooooooooo many not wanting to use it for what it can do.
Why????
Lack of Skills?
Lack of knowledge?
Lack of desire?
I’ll leave the question open for your responses.
Andy
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