IMPROVING TIMELINES AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY WITH PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
SITUATION
A client’s space launch vehicle development programme was behind schedule due to poor planning and unsatisfactory management. The client asked Rothers Strategy to provide programme management support with the hopes of achieving greater resource efficiency and recovering lost time on the production timeline.
SOLUTION
- Integrated all schedules, i.e.. lower-level schedules with the next higher level
- Provided full, real-time visibility on production programme timeline progress to each programme unit to evidence the impact of low-level delays on the overall programme timeline
- Calculated and set daily work loads required for each resource element to meet top-level delivery dates through creative task organisation
RESULTS
- Evidenced how schedule changes at lower level adversely affected top-level delivery dates
- Optimised efficiency of individual resource elements by critically analysing the entire process
- Recovered lost time and returned development schedule to the client’s original timeline
- Empowered all to be able to document where additional resources are available or utilisation can be improved in order to allow the PM to negotiate for additional resources through proper data tracking
- Customer realised the value of investing in up-front planning through saved time/money
- Increased accountability throughout the company
- Created a sense of ownership in the entire development by all employees
