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The project's key vendor is in trouble and not saying it

Il fornitore chiave del progetto è in crisi e non lo dice · Project Management · Beginner

The case

The vendor developing your project's most critical module, 30% of the value and on the critical path, shows the symptoms you have learned to recognize: the last two deliveries late with declining quality, their project manager replaced without explanation, invoices issued ahead of milestones, and two of their people you know have updated their professional profiles. The vendor is reassuring about everything. Replacing them now costs four months and renegotiating half the plan; if they fail in two months, the project loses the year. The contract has penalties that, if they really are in trouble, you will never collect. How do you play the coming weeks?

Il fornitore che sviluppa il modulo più critico del tuo progetto, il 30% del valore e sul cammino critico, mostra i sintomi che hai imparato a riconoscere: le ultime due consegne in ritardo con qualità in calo, il project manager sostituito senza spiegazioni, le fatture emesse in anticipo sulle milestone, e due sue persone che conosci hanno aggiornato il profilo professionale. Il fornitore rassicura su tutto. Sostituirlo ora costa quattro mesi e la rinegoziazione di metà del piano; se fallisce tra due mesi, il progetto salta l'anno. Il contratto prevede penali che, se è davvero in crisi, non incasserai mai. Come giochi le prossime settimane?

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