Insider getting cross?

[Acker79]

Spot on. Personally, MP/DK saying the stadium is on track is enough for me, and I don't feel the need to check up on individual jobs. However, I can understand the interest from supporters and the need to be kept up to date (the blog, programme, podcast regularly do this - often it is just a case of MP saying "We are still on track" - but this still doesn't satisfy the Falmer appetite of a few)... Therefore I have spent the last few days trying to actually confirm the steel had been ordered. I was pretty confident it had been, as MP told me in December he was about to pass the details of the commission. However, I was not able to actually speak with MP until today to confirm this, due to his enormous workload on Falmer. I did speak to someone else on the project team yesterday, who also felt it had been ordered, but wasn't 100% sure (but also not too concerned) and said it wasn't the club who is responsible, but the Buckingham Group. Now, having spoken to Martin, I can confirm that the steel has been ordered... and relax.

BTW - I'm not getting cross.

Right. Now, have the nuts and bolts been ordered?

 

[chimneys]

Spot on. I have spent the last few days trying to actually confirm the steel had been ordered. I was pretty confident it had been, as MP told me in December he was about to. However, I was not able to actually speak with MP until today, due to his enormous workload on Falmer. I did speak to someone else on the project team, who also felt it had been ordered, but wasn't 100% sure (but also not too concerned) and said it wasn't the club who is responsible. Now, having spoken to Martin, I can confirm that the steel has been ordered... and relax.

BTW - I'm not getting cross.

Many, many thanks Insider. That is truly great news!!

Believe me, I have no agenda (other than to keep the lid on my enthusiam until I feel confident its going to happen). No problem next time (although i dont think there will be one from me) with just a -I'm referring to Martin and will get back to you asap.

God knows there's a very long way to go (possibly longer than we hoped with Martin's diary yesterday in mind-come on City College-please!!), but the steel ordering is a great stride towards our Falmer dream.

Consider me relaxed!!

 

[Superphil]

I believed them when the first answer was given stating it was all on track. Hence I never got unrelaxed, cross, or anything. That is until I read the continous nonsense on these threads about it.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

Maybe he's on his period?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Speaking as a quailified Project Management Professional ..... (PMI-PMP and APM PRINCE2 certified)

The key questions to ask in any project progress report are:

1/ What is the CVI? - this is the cost variance indicator - compares your baseline (estimated) cost against actual cost to date plus estimated remaining cost.

2/ What is the SVI? - this is the schedule variance indicator - compares your baseline (estimated) schedule against actual effort to date plus estimated remaining effort to complete.

3/ Is quality within tolerance (for both work completed and work planned)

4/ What is the actuarial value of the risk log? - this figure provides the comfort/scare of the predicted problems that lie ahead and what can be (has been) done to manage/mitigate them.

For any project sponsor who is particularly interested/nervous, a good PM would provide a summary milestone report which shows key events (may or may not be so detailed as to include "order steel") and against each milestone will be a baseline date and a planed date (or actual date achieved) - this will identify if things are on track, ahead (rare) or behind (common), but most importanly, by how much e.g. measured in days usually.

I should add that I am a software engineering PM not a civil/construction engineering PM, but believe me, the principles of project management are no different.

As to the debate about whether we have the right to Falmer progress information - my view is we are only customers of B&HA-FC - what they choose to share with us is entirely for them to decide, we have no right to know except for such things that are required by law - e.g. Ltd company accounts and auditor reports NOT captial project progress updates - we should be thankful for the info we do get.

 

[Storer68]

I wonder if it did indeed cost more than a 1981 vintage Andy Ritchie

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

(PMI-PMP and APM PRINCE2 certified)

PMI-PMP Certified ?

Cool.

 

[e77]

PMI-PMP Certified ?

Cool.

 

[Man of Harveys]

 

[Collar Feeler]

Bugger the steel, what about the blue and white paint?

Does anyone really care if the chuffing steel has been ordered or not?

Builder fella 1: "Right then that's the foundations in and the road built, better get Darren to get the lads together and start on the steelwork eh?"

Builder fella 2 looking around the site:"Right-oh then, where is the steel again?"

Builder fella 1:"I thought you ordered it last Wednesday?!"

Builder fella 2:"No I was off last Wednesday"

Builder fella 1:"Oh bugger"

Actually, has the steel been ordered yet?!!!!!!!

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

It's friday!!!!!!

 

[Djmiles]

Another match day, and more retarded Ask the club "Questions".

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Another match day, and more retarded Ask the club "Questions".

I'm thinking that, too!
It's jeopardising a very useful service.