June 2010

Deepwater: A lesson in transforming large projects

By Jonathan Weinstein, PMP

The larger the project, the greater the challenges encountered.



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Failing Your Way to Success: The Apollo 13 Disaster and the Triple Constraints

By Michael Dobson and Heidi Feickert



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Deepwater Horizon oil spill prompts immediate decisionmaking, agency collaboration

Federal, state, and local responders are adopting new methods of communication and collaboration as they work to combat the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.



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Proposed bill seeks better performance among defense acquisitions

Congress has proposed legislation that would require periodic performance assessments of the defense acquisition system to ensure that DoD procurements are regularly conducted on time and within budget and scope.



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Audit Report

A round-up of problematic projects

This month’s round-up features a possible time management problem at the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA); fraud, waste and abuse affecting Iraq reconstruction; the Army’s Logistics Modernization Program (LMP); and project trouble at the Afghanistan National Army garrison.



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