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Management Services Winter 2012
Regional News
Greetings! The IMS wishes its
Season’s
members and their families a Happy
London 2012 – An alternative view
Eastern Region (ER) held a board meeting at Eldon House, London, on the day that the city was awarded the Olympic Games 2012. London had beaten off the challenge from Paris and the streets were buzzing with expectation – the British population had something to look forward to.
On my future journeys into London, I was encouraged to see the Olympic site develop from a vast waste dump into the amazing finished product.
The stadium, which I was lucky enough to visit during the Games, was met with worldwide aclaim – a fine example of British workmanship at its best. But how was it achieved so successfully?
I relate it to my working environment and my professional body, the IMS. How would we approach the problem?
Looking at the ‘big’ picture, a small town was needed to house all the athletes and backup staff, as well as a 90,000 seated stadium, a velodrome, adequate pedestrian walkways allowing hundreds of thousands of visitors to move around safely, toilets, cafes and many more attractions and facilities. Where does one start? With five honest working men, they taught me all I knew, their names are WHAT, WHO, HOW, WHY, WHEN – critical path analysis.
Scottish Region
The Scottish Region celebrated the launch of the Adam Smith Global Foundation in Kirkcaldy, on 7/8 August, 2012 (see page 14 for a full write up of the event).
These are the primary questions that need to be answered in order to establish a well determined sequence: l Purpose – for which; l Place – at which; l Sequence – in which (all these activities are undertaken); l Person – by whom; l Means – by which.
The aim is then to eliminate, combine, rearrange or simplify those activities.Eliminate unecessary parts of the job, combine wherever possible or rearrange the sequence for more effective results – simplify the operation. Fortunately, the Olympic Delivery Authority had almost four years to implement and test its plan. The ‘critical analysis’ is a very tedious but necessary process and, in this day and age, it would be assisted by the use of computers. I feel very fortunate to have enjoyed the benefits of this superb facility – it was a wonderful experience that will stay with me forever. All Institute members should feel a sense of pride at the success of the planning and development of the Olympic complex, using the systematic and analytical approach to problem solving.
I am very proud of my five honest working men. Harry Downes
Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
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