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Figure A.8 Adjusting Expectations
First, the system owner needs to be made aware of which measure or measures are in jeopardy and why. Then together, the project manager and system owner can discuss courses of action. There are several courses of action possible:
- The resources (cost and/or schedule) can be reallocated. Perhaps the system owner can find more money somewhere. All priorities would remain the same (noting, of course, the revised deadline based on schedule slippages already encountered during systems analysis).
- The budget might be increased, but it would be offset by additional planned schedule slippages. For instance, by extending the project into a new fiscal year, additional money might be allocated without taking any money from existing projects or uses. This solution is shown in Figure A.8.
- The user requirements (or quality) might be reduced through prioritizing those requirements and deferring some number of those requirements until Version 2 of the system. This alternative would be appropriate if the budget cannot be increased.
- Finally, measurement priorities can be changed. Dr. Friedlander calls this priority migration.
