Day with a Difference - Aug 04, 2006

Today's Inspirational Quote:

There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.

Kelly Johnson's Rules for Project Management

Rule No. 1 The program manager must be delegated practically complete control of his program in all aspects. He
should report to a division president or higher.
Rule No. 2 Strong but small project offices must be provided both by the industry.
Rule No. 3 The number of people having any connection with the project must be restricted in an almost vicious
manner. Use a small number of good people (10 percent to 25 percent compared to the so-called normal
systems).
Rule No. 4 A very simple drawing and drawing release system with great flexibility for making changes must be
provided.
Rule No. 5 There must be a minimum number of reports required, but important work must be recorded thoroughly.
Rule No. 6 There must be a monthly cost review covering not only what has been spent and committed but also
projected costs to the conclusion of the program. Don't have the books ninety days late and don't
surprise the customer with sudden overruns.
Rule No. 7 The contractor must be delegated and must assume more than normal responsibility to get good vendor
bids for subcontract on the project. Commercial bid procedures are very often better than military ones.
Rule No. 8 The inspection system meets the intent of existing military requirements and should be used on new
projects. Push more basic inspection responsibility back to the subcontractors and vendors. Don't
duplicate so much inspection.
Rule No. 9 The contractor must be delegated the authority to test his final product in flight. He can and must test it
in the initial stages. If he doesn't, he rapidly loses his competency to design other vehicles.
Rule No. 10 The specification applying to the hardware must be agreed to in advance of contracting.
Rule No. 11 Funding a program must be timely so that the contractor doesn\'t have to keep running to the bank to
support government projects.
Rule No. 12 There must be absolute mutual trust between the military organization and the contractor with very
close liaison on a day-to-day basis. This cuts down misunderstanding and correspondence to an
absolute minimum.
Rule No. 13 Access by outsiders to the project and its personnel must be strictly controlled by appropriate security
measures.
Rule No. 14 Because only a few people will be used in engineering and most other areas, ways must be provided to
reward good performance by pay, not simply related to the number of personnel supervised.

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Have a memorable day and a fun-filled weekend!
Priya