Byrne Eternity Case Study

The Byrne Eternity

Perform a post project review of your project management in the film Production Game.

A post project review will let us understand our mistakes in the project we have done. Then use those lessons learned to do a better job with future project.« Good review are those that produce learning for futur action, and not for database graveyards ».

Consequently our previous tacit process (habits reasons) will become explicit process (reasons explained in details). We can firstly answer these questions to plan and point the interest of a PPR for our team. Thus, they will be more prepared and involved for the review.

Who will do the review ?

All team members will do the post project review as well as the quality team manager. In addition, managers of new project must be invited for this review. Indeed a written summary tend to be the point of vue from one person. So it doesn't let them know in details how issues have been fixed and what really are the consequence of adopting a new pratice. Customer could be included. Failure must be an accepted part of innovation management. A PPR processes must allow for open and honest discussion throughout the team members, suppliers and customers. However if a PPR process is not mature enough it can disclose internal problem such as lack of management process and give doubt on the efficiency project toward the customer requirements. Nobody likes debriefing on his previous project busts. Nevertheless, a customer's feedback is a valuable experience on how the project went. Thus it must be include in the PPR process.

How will knowledge be transmitted? Managers of new projects will have an effective dissemination, among their team, for their own project. They won't interfere the working of the review but they will obtain a deep understanding of what had succeeded and failed on the project under review. Indeed, one of the reluctant reason to PPR is that beneficiaries of PPR are futur projects, not...