The college welcomes comments and suggestions for future offerings and development of the CPE program. At the end of the two-week effort, the designer submits the work and the client is very satisfied. After all, it was only two weeks worth of effort. In fact, financial data suggests otherwise, as summarized by surveys conducted by PSMJ Resources, a management information firm based in Newton, Massa-chusetts. Because of the lack of defined expectations.
Someone is sure to be surprised.
This was reinforced during a recent conversation with a representative of a prominent insurance company. This company is involved in underwriting professional liability policies for architects and engineers . When asked about the primary reason these professionals are sued by clients, the answer was not negligence, but rather the lack of a well-defined scope of work. The scope of work is the foundation of project management. Conventional thinking has it that it is practiced only by design professionals.