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If one supplier has delayed your project schedule should the other suppliers on the project be alerted to the new timeline?
I can think of only one reason why you would inform and alter the schedule of one supplier when another is late: dependency, in which case you would have integrated the schedules and everyone involved ...
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If one supplier has delayed your project schedule should the other suppliers on the project be alerted to the new timeline?
"The many are smarter than the few" is a mantra I've taught to my agile teams for years. There is even a book, The Wisdom of the Crowd, founded on this very concept.
I would promote full ...
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If one supplier has delayed your project schedule should the other suppliers on the project be alerted to the new timeline?
Primarily it depends upon how mature your suppliers are.
If your suppliers are mature, then can trust them to see the whole picture and deal with the delays in a way that is best for them and all ...
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Can the User and Supplier roles be combined? How to mitigate the risks?
I believe that these roles CAN be combined, with care. I would expect that in such a circumstance you are delivering a project using resources and tools provided by one manager, where the project is ...
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If one supplier has delayed your project schedule should the other suppliers on the project be alerted to the new timeline?
Ultimately, you need to do what is going to give your project the best chance of success. While notifying other suppliers that the baseline has moved may help them run their business more smoothly, ...
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