Cohousing-L Mailing List: Confidentiality and conflict-project management scheduling (fwd)

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Christine Pattee C2pattee [at] aol.com Greater Hartford CT Cohousing
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<<<<>  "Eileen McCourt" <emccourt [at] mindspring.com> writes
> 
> <<<<The first situation, "the need to know problem" involves the Project
> Management Team of our group.  This team manages our project manager, and
> through him, the schedule, the budget, and the project professionals -
> architect, civil engr. etc.  <<snipped>> we are jeopardizing the
> schedule and budget by continuing to strive for the perfect plan, adding
> features, moving doors and closets and opening walls, and generally by
> having so many home types. 
<<snipped>>
> Another PM Team member feels that this information is inflammatory, that we
> do not have enough specific information to determine the impact of specific
> changes and delays to the schedule, and that it causes unease in the group
> to point out how we are deviating from our development model.  He also
> thinks there is not a mandate from the group to limit the choices ( I think
> it's our job to get that mandate).  >>>>>

every discussion i have ever heard of cohousing budgeting and design points 
out that limiting design choices is absolutely necessary to keeping the 
budget down.  furthermore, small changes to suit an individual's design 
preferences run the actual budget far above the apparent cost, and that if 
such changes are even allowed, they must be individually paid for at a 
premium rate.  

i know nothing about your group's process or stage of development, but just 
from what you have written, it sounds like everyone is going to end up paying 
through the nose for whatever is built.  i think they are going to be very 
sorry that they allowed a personal dispute to push such a budget conscious 
member off the project management committee.

p.s. where are you located, or did i just miss that info in your sign off?

Christine Pattee
Greater Hartford CT Cohousing
c2pattee [at] aol.com

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