Recognize these key project-failure modes, so that corrective acti can hetaken Jettrey Harding CraMHILL xpanicein the chemical press industries (CPD spend Eilon, o dlls every yer on expt peje Moet” are sncenfl ining the desired els Same pe tein ae nly paral outed hort paral ara nha hey tre alumately compisted work 16 desired, but only ater bad ot Sehodnle vera, And ote projects larly, never providing the dae re su This aril dices some i the kay rabens fr projet flares, ‘einen in to ast the reader in rrengnaing some of he are me, {hat eoretve ston can e ken tnd pejot fre ~ oan pati ul ‘re ean be avoided. The etic ‘nes smeaie knoe of epital jects and is intended forthe nevis Drjet manager or capital minager Pree professionals will recogni many ofthoso fare modes, sad end Probably catihte many more "The three base components of a projet the scale iron ering” of Projet are see (what i sposed 1 ke provided bythe project fr exe fample what is to bo but), budget. (ow meh tie supped to cnt) ak sched haw lng itis supped to {ke} (1. Sever ofthe ure made, {8 might be expectd, involve these Shro tems. Tere see, however ao hee ways that projet ca all Sore these ivave"soter aris sch as human fos. Poorly scoped project Mon projet praesoele would pro thy agre thatthe lending cause of projet ure i poorly spe fet As mentioned’ thor, the stop Sf prj i what I repped fa provide Ta the ease of = CP project, arm, the scope i the equipment tht i to be inal. Whe this sounds pretty spe ne tre initiated wathast' clon ie of ed taenese ‘Neth scope i different rom ob cvs Th otective nay be te pre luge 106,000 tense of certain pod ‘ct wth 8 eortaia speciation. OR chjecver are caer to define thn Scope as spec much more detail Scope gts downto the"nat and bas —ehatly hw are we pong to podce ‘at 10000 fon 2? Every pest Should eve aly rien sce har defies what the project ie pe Viding snd sometimes states wha isnot providing Not doings ant fuarantece a patil poet fare term of bagel and sched athe proj team tos to igure ost what {seal ring ta door has odin ler to meet the overall pace! shoe tier — feat lore flor Scope changes Anaherfllare mod involving pr fet scope is poor spe ental Once {he Spe o's pret is defined aad ‘etaliiod sepe change benme the sem. Often, the proces engineers fn the projet wl ers wp ith deat toimprowe the pros While ay beet he a good thing ean el be etimental to the pret, as every ‘dnge has pe oe, orexampl ey the proces change Jn t change a beat exchange fat 8 shelband-tube to an srooled fon exchanger New equpment species fons must he developed, the piping Sappurts and foundations wil need to bo modified, and now lacie power ibe reited for the motu) 1 tho project io ail nthe design hase, the only otis englnerng ee ‘work, and her wil be aso Sehedale delay. But oben the Inter in the projet sepe change ve ‘rs, the more impact thas in tors both cont. wd patent acdule foley equipment hae been bovght, ‘and especially if owtalation of the ‘equipment has gun, tho cst impact creases tremendous Once the cope of the preet is defined, aval ‘hanges ike the plague. Improve and bpimize tho proses afer the project, Ie een completed Poorly budgeted project Another oftatrrpeated fatal errr on project arta ettng the bu {9t One might think "Who wold do That? How could at happen Welt ‘sully happens ike thin manager ‘ke a preectmanager “low much ‘wl this oat "Tho projet manager {nes off end develop a projet cox mate to tho best ohio be iy ‘sing whatever reaurens are avi bland presents tt the mister,fae nthe ay "Well hath ao much ‘Werony have X dllarssvalable, 90 spa ad fork" rset costs typiealy consist of equipment eats fr ot only races (Shipment, but als sty gulp ‘nent setreal ogepmont, ins: Inenfaion conto system and 50 blk material ent for exam pining, wiring, concrete and sil, bh service sts (such nk engineer” ing and conetrocion abun. Within a den market or sean, there sony fo much variability in those costs ‘The only wey to signeany toni reduce sre. “And itjoo reduce supe by dfn tion you ae ot ting the same pr ‘ct you rginaly intended. That may fe aceoptabie, but it esto ball ‘Bong throug, Every priet should havea wel doeumentl ge based tna well defined sop) to serve ae for cont onto Not dng co al Poorly planned and scheduled "vey that prj ca lis rn nadguately hah aut ‘hud and plan for exoaton Asan, {tary mast aves by he cod tthe yan er even beta, "We nod {hin ASAPT ASAP snot medal, “A well thought projet eel allows ie far Kem ch a peel ting sity reviews, dead Gesen, tieng, bing eyls, equipment de- Tene, cnstustion durations and fra, 1 lo nds to be propery o> ‘qooend Lo anure Chat ruined fas {Te completed before moving on to the est tsk, and that nothing nes to Teundane’and then “edna” ery reject shold have a well-developed, Crcumentad ached Not dng sb al ‘howe grantor patil proj fail- {vin iermeof schedule delay [Now orildefined techneloxy "Ths could also be considered a Sub- tof porly taped projet, but the oot causes dffeent aitepting to Implement new tocholegy (su as fnew procera] in ae f the highest- ‘Se tyes of prejets Due to seloup Tibwen these types of projets are feven more sk ia pial sep in ADDITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESOURCES earieeeg aheeaa eee ate et ete etre er eae od erate Boe SAE bo hl 08 7 ae: oe eine ee ‘ten BM ls goer project mera inlrmaton sro rey nis ol See etiam ce eren tenn Conduction industry Ins (Cl 3025 Wee Broker Lone {R4S00), Avan, as. eae ea apenas aa 3: Bee Fe Ui seerey cng on di hd dlc pea coon ye Raia aCNes en ye. re Rey 2 te: Sit 10, At Beene WS 708.8 wah we peelzom) A to carang ocr ifs gets cna oan pond ma fe pt Sees ha Spina noe oe wy rae hay ep {tena repre OX a ae st “trough the IPA inte. - a the dovelopmest of «proces fr ex- | delays an another nary 890 million lample tum laboraiary to plat plant | of pital Investment, the eomrany io'seri-works to fllscle produ: | ally pulled the plas on tho projet tion plant) i skipped. Sesleup ean | The process aver ran sucessfully Tt be teky busines, Sometimes things | waste mest complete projet flare Adve behave the same in a plant as | T have ever witneaed T think this ‘hey dd inthe laboratory. ‘ould have buen poverty taking "Rpojct that iplamentsnew tech the typical sealeup steps mentioned okay requires even more diligence | above netad af tying too fom Ib- {End attention than sme eer fypes | erator to prfuction salen ane ey. {pei Which nd to ear | at that cold have talon coupe woe Roe addiconal schadle pee: | years andthe company wee tot ilk tis advaabe to have add | lngto do that Poorly selected manager {spect pj Tie also aible to | The ey person on any pret it the ‘ive additonal badge contingencise | prejoet manager Although the project for unfrecin cues Now fechnslgy | tanager does not have to know every fad seloup proeete are probably the | ting he or che must now what thy Inet ikelycudidates fora total peo. | done now Brenan inexperiencod sete Draiee manager will Hesiysuceod ‘The mnst spectacular pret fi | fhe a ae has a support newark of sre Thave ever winced ortunaely | project management and subject mate Sot eo-a vot pariient) involved | tor auch ae process engineering) ex ‘Chemical sompony tht waned to | esta that they ea eal pon, But an Taild a prodactonscale unit ofan | inexperienced projet manager With FRED proce to male anew prose | no support sytem wl ily a foroneoftemjor customers Thepre: | "Anober consideration for assign tess was not very wel developod, but | ing a preject manager compatibility, tho pct penceded An eninering | When you ge ret down toi fy wes hired, detailed design wn | extaare ecomplished by pope who performed, equipment tae baught | ust work together as «team, That Enatructon eoneats wore awa | dot mean that they all have to be Sind plant was bul. tet friends Bt if here are compat "The proj was bugced at around | ibility, pereonality, communications 20 niin, When castration wat | or sir iosues between the projct fompleied and statop, bogey nue | manager andthe intra or extersal ‘merous problems wore encnumered, | projeettoam sponbers this pus the och as pluguag srl omesion sues | projet at risk. One of my favorite w= {hat lied operations to abore run | fle about projets is called Keep Ale frre shutdowns were fequited fer | la the Hun ff Your Projet .As ‘Seong and repairs Aer othe of | the Sle impli, you don want that{ype of person on your projet tem — ‘you no eum payers Inadequate project support Projects reqeire resource, mastiy human, but of ether type at well One of the biggest mistakes com Danie can sake inet committing the noosesry resoureos to projet ‘Aoigning s poject manager is only the stat. Other rsourns, ach at ‘process eagineers, plant Taison poo le ur example, for eetriea sod fontros interacts), operations nd ‘maintenance peopl, procurement ‘oop and so on may be roqired — tremstonlyon a par-ie ais — wo provide Input and aasstanee for the jet to bo sucessful ‘While an engineering frm is ofan ‘engage io provide project suport, {here are ome things that you cannot tig or contract to third partie If torparate or plant management pe. Soe do ot male commitment of ‘hse reoures wil atthe project In Jeopardy Ad, proving inp ate ‘emsometioes be asda ut geting ‘at all™ see soope change above. Poor stakeholder consideration ‘The Pret Management neste (PML; Newtown Square, Pena worm pron) defines» prt stlcbeldar (Geraphresing) aa" anyooe, involved sh oad by the peje [11 Bo ‘vin the projet eam members fare slater as isthe "eustomar” ‘meaning for example, the business Sit for whom the projet being Dru. But thee areal other stake: holder, auch ae the writ operators, {he maintenanespervnnel, and even bole outside the fencing each os Beighbors and community memes, Tm the case Tare, graseonts plants, thoso external iahcalors fan be ey even allowing a project tobe built (jou have probly heard {C-NIMBY" notin my back yard ‘So care cnaiersiono al prj stakeholdrs i erie, othe prjct nay fl betoe teen get started ‘ThePsaysthas Oo pet man- agers tne s spent on communiestion (ih Thistndudes emessatng eal, jetvo plans and dvecions totus, momberscommunzating progres nd ‘ats to managemeot;conmunicating with ouside eaten sucha vendors nd contractors; andre ‘Communications xm be 29 comp cated that « communications matic fan be vet upto establish he roqulred ‘emmunictins ehanaels and sure that nothing eee Aare fine ‘nny fora pect to fal by 0 lack ‘communication. If the pret team isnot sre of te gals or drectin,t ‘management is nat aware of the st- {tof tho projet, ri utside entice are nat aware of tei ropanabliies, sou con bo assured that you wil have leat» pasa foe in tre ‘cope schdule or bedget Inadequate risk management [Beery poet involves sk The PMI dln ale aan enerain evento ‘ondition thet esas ps ‘Srearmegntie effet on «pote ob Josie [1 AL dhe bopnning of every vies, a Fisk munagomont exerase boul he dane tient potential Fike and pt tenth pan on how thse dk wal be aed. or example, say your projet in volves a prossure veel tobe fb. ‘ted om a ext ally that ie ‘evoncing wild pre futons sod Timid svat. 1s not own what the pic a avery tine will Tat dhe de the on fr the veal vil bo place, Your pejetrikeman Sgement pln should address. these "sks intr of budget and ehedale ‘ontingony and perhape include ap roedhes sch a altoratve sapiens fp alternative materiale of canairue fbn. On leper pees, otal sk Imanagemeat plane ere good ion (aetaly» requirement ia many ca nls, but eve o smaller eet a Fisk management plan is goo idea, Flue to ensier risks sonld iy lend to a parti pret are in terms of schedule andor bidet Poorly chosen engincoringfiem ‘4s mendoned arr, an engineering fem soften engaged to provide the oceeary resoures or dtd de ‘Sen, induding drawings and spac ‘ions needed for buying equipment fad geting the projet alt Tsonet ‘opinoorng firme be evalua on ve cs: cab, eampoteny, capac, ‘ommitmnent and compatiblity ‘Cepbity inveles tehsil capa Issn Consider if he fm a all the nceasry al ste tht youn Tir the poet (ouch aa pros ing, instramentatin, seta, Stace, arcitectural and ether ‘sro of expert Competency is harder to judgo, tot can often be atsased by deck: {ng reloenens, ‘Capac it exeetilly “io. thy have nah ofthe right Kinds eo Bl to ecu the pret” ‘Commitment isthe fr’ willing ose tauign he right pope, and right numbers of people othe pre fet and work with you through any Sbstales tat might be encnontared, towards suemeful competion, “Aad carpal i often the hy i the frm the right i neon “tionally compatible dows i seem to Share the projet teas values, door it understand tho prec jie, 1 a good ifr the promt? Obvionsly the anor then asian a be ret subjective and theo sues a inn be assed i ing with the im, ‘One af the wort things that can happen ie for an avorsral ration ship ta develop with the engine: fg frm, While this may sot cae {he project of i granted to ‘make the project a sisrale exper ‘Gi Ard remember if you must bid ‘enginsering seve he Iw hide is rt always the st choi 5 Poorly chosen contractor(s) Likewise, ne with engineering fit ‘tho sume "C™ quastone shold be ‘ke of potential eonsteuetan cae {tactors. In my expeiene you have preaulified thconstroction sate: {ors based onthe fve Cs, and dane = sped job of developing constuction 1d packages in deal design up um compaiive bidding i el on Sppropriste way to select a cna: fon eaneactr However; th five Cs ‘hou il be evluated and the low bidder mayne be the best eis "The selection of sonstration on tras ean make or break a pect (Contractors whe do et bare adequate ranarey ne not commiting the