Early identification and mitigation of technical and programmatic risks is essential. Risk analysis is updated throughout the life of the project. Fast-track schedules are resisted. Technology development, design, and construction are sequential. Independent reviews are used to verify technologies and designs.
Critical decisions are deliberate and made by an informed management team.
These new project management strategies include initiating independent reviews by outside experts early and regularly throughout the project to identify and correct potential problems and identifying project personnel and reinforcing their responsibility to ensure successful project execution. Project Evaluation Boards are being established and quarterly project reviews are being initiated. The Rambo style was driven by individual contributors, often using nonrepeatable processes where end results were the only focus and messes were cleaned up secondarily. The project team style involved small groups doing repeatable processes, plugging the gaps in the processes, working with project data, and containing any resultant messes. PMI is recognized as a project management leader - both nationally and internationally.