The Data-Driven Project Manager: A Statistical Battle Against Project Obstacles

© Mario Vanhoucke 2018

Mario VanhouckeThe Data-Driven Project Managerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3498-3_3

3. Risk

Mario Vanhoucke¹ 

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Gent, Belgium

 

A couple of weeks after the initial briefing, the team members gathered in the conference room. GlobalConstruct’s CEO, Jacob Mitchell, had just announced his final decision to go for the tennis stadium construction project from the Australian government. “The Australian government is anxious to get started on the project. They want to make a statement regarding the quality of their projects, and they want to do it quickly,” he said. Manpower to execute the various activities was not an issue, since Australia had access to an almost endless supply of workers. Additionally, many Australian subcontractors ...