Boris created a WBS, and gave three team members the responsibility of 3 work packages each. Boris goes on vacation in Bora Bora, and finds out each team member submitted three times as many more deliverables than was expected. The deliverables were not all useful to Boris. Which best exemplifies what may have happened in this situation?
Explanation
Answer: b - The work packages resulted in more deliverables because they were not broken down effectively enough into the smallest tasks possible, so each package resulted in multiple deliverables.
Team members never get bored nor do they ever decide to do more work (because they’re super duper busy). Since the work was not broken down effectively enough, there was no way to expect the extra deliverables; and although they incorrectly estimated the number of deliverables, this answer does not exemplify what happened in this situation.
Key Take Away: Advanced project managers know that the most efficient way to spend one’s time is in the preparatory stages. Work that is done sloppily in the set-up and organizing phase of the project translates into sloppy and disorganized project management work, resulting in more work, higher costs, and missed timelines.
