05-28-2016, 06:00 PM
(05-28-2016, 05:31 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Third, something doesn’t seem completely transparent about the latest delay from Bombardier. They have a good history of innovative and quality products, but are definitely having a tough time delivering on their promises at the moment. According to media reports everything was fine as May 13 and then suddenly as of May 19 there are new and unexpected and considerable delays. How could they not see a delay of this magnitude one week out?
If I read things correctly, there was a change in management before the May 13 report came out. I work in the software world, not hardware, but if I had to guess, they put out a preliminary warning and then had a week of meetings to assess where things really are and came up with the new timeline. If that is the case, then the new dates may be more trustworthy than we have had up until now. But it comes down to how well the project management team can get things together and deliver on their promises.