Westland project managers sink or swim

Abstract

New teams can take a long time to get going. With critical and complex projects, this can cost vital time and resources. Some projects sink without trace as a result. So how can one get a group of people to perform as a unit immediately? Westland Helicopters faced this challenge when the company created a team to deliver the Bowman sub‐contract for General Dynamics UK. The team of ten will control the four main areas of the Westland’s Bowman program – training, integrated logistics, aircraft‐installation activity and land‐site conversions. The team will have to direct cross‐functional groups of up to 50 people.

Citation

(2002), "Westland project managers sink or swim", Training Strategies for Tomorrow, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/13697230210815980