Lessons Learnt: Ramifications in an Expeditious Project

Abstract

Program management and execution are key skills required in any organization. Project management practices, principles, people, processes, tools and techniques play a key role in the successful execution of projects. This paper will focus on the lessons learnt in the Power Generator set programs executed to meet the recent emission change levels. The programs started late, but had to meet the launch timeline for the emission change and also had to be made available in the market at the right time. The program was launched in the market at the right time, overcoming the challenge of meeting the short timelines, with added complexities on manufacturing location change and other scope of work. This paper tries to bring out the ramifications of running the program at a high pace. This paper will focus on the key challenges faced during the program and how the team effectively mitigated the challenges. This will give food for thought for future programs to meet any short project timelines requirement and meeting quality requirements. Though the team tried to compress activities and timelines, product reliability and the work content needed to meet reliability requirements were never compromised. Keywords: Program management, Expeditious Project, Emission compliant product, information technology, Conflict Management, Change Management