Teil 4 des Serie "Project Managers Risk Averse?" von Rudolf Burkhard, VISTEM GmbH & Co. KG, bespricht die Erkennntnisse zum Thema "Front End Loading".
"Management generally wants to know the economics (or financial impact) of a project before they authorize it. Understandable because most of the time projects, apparently at least, do not deliver on their promises.
Investment projects are justified by the investment made (early, negative cash flow) and the profit that will be generated (delivered later, after project money is already spent). Project expenditures are monitored and accounted for, but how often are the actual profits generated measured after the fact. The project may take a year to implement, another year to reach a normal level of income and several years before the initial investment is paid back. By that time the original project is forgotten and nobody analyses what was said and what was achieved. Many times the managers that proposed and authorised the project have moved to a new job. Analysis seems pointless and a waste of time....."
