02: Opposites
June 7, 2008
The ProjectThis week we managed to sort out the three best cabling suppliers and put them on a framework agreement. Now we can go out to them to mini-tender for each cabling job as it comes up. Meanwhile we still don’t seem to have finalised the network... Read more...
01: The Way
May 30, 2008
The ProjectThis week has been interesting, as in the ancient Chinese curse “May you live in Interesting Times” but as I always say, that’s why they need project managers. This is the new beginning of the way, which should have been very appropriate... Read more...
00: Ending and Beginning
May 23, 2008
Chapter 81 is the last chapter in the Tao so last week’s blog was the end of the series. But it is a cyclical process so out of the ending comes a new beginning and this is it.IntroductionMuch has been written about the process of project management... Read more...
81: The Reward
May 16, 2008
The ProjectWe finally had the debrief session with the second unsuccessful supplier. As expected it was a bit friendlier than the first. We have to wait another three days as the final part of the mandatory standstill period and the time drags by ever... Read more...
80: The Simple Life
May 10, 2008
The ProjectWell another interesting week on the project. We had our meeting with the disgruntled loosing supplier. To be fair, he was robust with the questioning and tried to retain a sense of wanting to keep a link open to us for the future. He also... Read more...
79: Win or Loose
May 4, 2008
The ProjectWell things are starting to get interesting. Having selected a supplier we now find we have a challenge from the one who came second. They just can’t believe we would have chosen another supplier in preference to them. So we must have made... Read more...
78: Soft yet Strong
April 27, 2008
The ProjectEarlier this week I was telling Dave that after last week, when everything seemed to be going wrong, this week everything seemed to be going well. I should have known by now that would put the mockers on everything and sure enough it did. The... Read more...
77: Cycles
April 18, 2008
The ProjectThis has been an interesting week, with suppliers working on their final tenders, delivering equipment for testing on campus and fixing up reference visits. The final short-listed suppliers are starting to show their abilities and willingness... Read more...
76: Flexible or Rigid
April 11, 2008
The ProjectThis week has been fairly hectic to say the least. First we had to respond to several of the contractors who will be tendering for the cabling work asking for a site visit, so we put an afternoon on for them all to attend. Unfortunately we... Read more...
75: Without Greed
April 4, 2008
The ProjectWell it was a good week in a few ways. The big news is that the Council finally approved the budget for the project on Wednesday, so I am now in the happy position of having £5.48m to spend over the next three years. That’s the sword of... Read more...