Maryland to lose 114,795 jobs with federal cuts, report says

[MidValleyDad]

Originally Posted by UrbanScholar

It is baffling. But the PMs either don't know what they are doing or do know but their hands are tied becuase of the political machine.

I've been near both sides of the issue and have friends who have been in several famous (or infamous) projects over the years. Most of the PMs are very good at what they do. The problem is often in how the contracts are written to make it through Bureaucratic hoops and rules that were put in place to protect vested interests. Some of those interests are within the agencies/departments, some are forced on them from the Political leadership.

[UrbanScholar]

Originally Posted by MidValleyDad

If Sequestration happens it isn't going to be just the DC area. There are so many cuts being forced that I think almost every area of the country will be hammered

True but DC metro will be significantly impacted because it is the center of the Federal Government. Hopefully it will be the long that some gov't leaders have projected it to be.

[justtitans]

Originally Posted by MidValleyDad

I've been near both sides of the issue and have friends who have been in several famous (or infamous) projects over the years. Most of the PMs are very good at what they do. The problem is often in how the contracts are written to make it through Bureaucratic hoops and rules that were put in place to protect vested interests. Some of those interests are within the agencies/departments, some are forced on them from the Political leadership.

I have a hard time believing that they PMs were good, or at least did their work diligently. I understand that there will be some underlying issues from people who are stakeholders, but don't necessarily have a ton of interest in the project, but at the same time, you are a PM for a reason. If you go $8 billion over budget or you are 12 years behind on a project, there should be some culpability there. I mean let me put it like this, with your experience you understand that bureaucracy could become a risk for these type of projects. Well if a PM doesn't account for that, then who fault is that?