42 – Have high rates of rescheduling and reassignments: * Pushed staffers beyond monthly limits on work hours? (Yes = red) * Exhausted crew reserves? * Asking crews to work during time off? *Created staff shortages? 43 – Has SM/PM considered adding production capacity or accelerating production plans to maintain/regain schedule control? (Yes = green) …
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46 – With respect to idle resources: * Are/have contractor personnel and equipment sitting/been idle for an extended period of time? (Yes = bad: Cost/audit issue) * Did long delay occur between mobilization/assembling resources and the actual start of the project? (Yes = bad: Cost/audit issue) * A sufficient cushion exists to protect the project …
18 – Is the PM/Tea/Firm cooperating with this review? (No = bad)
40 – Does PM/SM know the amount spent to date and by phase? (No = bad)
36- Can SM/PM legally bring in non-union contractors to keep the costs down? (Yes = blue) 37- Does any funding arrive with conditions such as a short tine frame? (Yes = blue) 38- Is the project’s funding permanent? (No = blue) 39- Are the total project costs clear? (No = bad) 40- Does it now …
116 – Does a significant cultural gap exist between the different layers of the project? (Yes = bad) 117– Does SM/PM practice what they preach? 118– Do Contractors/co-workers do what they promised? 119- Does SM/PM/activity/functional managers have a questioning attitude (curious enough to ask questions and not accept the status quo?) 120- Does SM/PM welcome …
86 – Does PM build partnerships with other internal/external agencies to assist her/his project or as they learn more? (Yes = green) Do situation reports accurately report the reality of the situation inside the project? (Red = bad) Is information sent to SM/PM controlled/screened/sanitized to mask the project’s actual performance? (Yes = bad) (When required …
28 – Is firm/project in compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria? (Yes = green) 29 – Does PM ask for/review data to assess how project is performing in terms of compliance with the law? (Yes = green)
104- To control overtime does SM/PM: (Yes = good) Limit shifts to 12 hours or fewer? Limit work weeks to 40 hours or fewer? Keep night shifts to a minimum for people working both days and nights? Provide sleep rooms or transportation when workers are too tired to drive? 105- Has firm stopped payment …
15 – Is this project too big for the project team? *How well is management managing the project’s risk? *Are numbers mis-recorded in spreadsheets? *Are cut and paste errors being made when formulas are being copied into other spreadsheets? *Are the correct arithmetic (+ and -) signs being used in the spreadsheets? *Are the …