Teradyne
Teradyne
The mixture of the PM tools used in the Jaguar project helped to see different things that were going on in such a complex project. The tools provided visibility into the project. This allowed Teradyne to respond to Alpha Tech and be confident that could hit all the milestones. The PM tools helped as well to force discipline in the development process. This was one of the critical elements of the Jaguar project execution strategy. What were the unintended consequences of using the project management tools? What lessons should Teradyne take away from the Jaguar project? Tedious work involved in planning to ensure dependable results with project management tools with Jaguar approach to be effective with CPM. Many more unknowns and unclear estimates puts accuracy of CPM at stake. Additionally, there was resistance to change by certain engineers who did not want to use the required tools, lack of post-meetings action reviews that would have provide much needed insight into how effectively to manage the Jaguar project, and external factors such as enforcing an accelerated timetable were lacking. However, all these limitations of CPM can be addressed through frequent and continuous meetings by the core team whose members would compile recent results, analyze their effects on the project, and adjust the CPM and all its tools accordingly. This way, any deviations from the plan would be detected early and managed accordingly. Finally, in an attempt to preempt any short falls and unintended consequences. Teradyne should make every effort to attract the best caliber in engineering, system architects and developers. Invest in R&D to keep up with the rapid technological development in the semiconductor industry. As well as pursue best methods of product development and project management techniques.