cost overruns

Mr Daley faced more criticism in June when he said that Chicago would cover any Olympics cost overruns with its own cash.

The space shuttle, the workhorse of the space program, proved to be somewhat of a disappointment, with large cost overruns and long delays.

Cost overruns, schedule delays, low morale, and management disrespect had been rampant over the previous year.

The president says some of the biggest problems are in the area of defense contracting, where cost overruns are fairly common.

Performance reporting focuses on examining earned value analysis to determine whether cost overruns will require budget revisions .

Management is struggling to get Airbus back on track after cost overruns and delays with its new jetliners.

blaming him for cost overruns .

If you are already in the middle of your home decorating project you began weeks and weeks ago, you can proceed but watch for cost overruns.

But modifications needed for carrying astronauts could be costly and the launch alliance has also experienced delays and cost overruns.

As commented by the Standish Group, requirements issues account for 41% of the reasons for project cost overruns and cancellations.

In this regard, attention to execution appears to have led to timely completion of various projects without substantial cost overruns.

Many efforts were plagued by cost overruns and technical glitches; some were considered obsolete before ever reaching production.

Official figures also suggest that the proportion of big government projects facing delays or cost overruns has risen.

As the magazine Ethical Corporation has reported, cost overruns made the homes unaffordable to many villagers.

But the project ran into problems over the allocation of land, cost overruns and even workers' riots, which rarely occur in Saudi Arabia.

The deal provides incentives to hold down cost overruns and delays, the bane of old-style dam building.

This paper describes a model for use in predicting cost overruns on engineering design projects.

Engineering can be shoddy, leading to cost overruns.

However, this is not true for all engineering disciplines, including software, in which cost overruns abound.

Residents who felt exploited said that too much was spent on Olympic-related cost overruns and not enough on social services.

Nuclear cost overruns have put many state utility commissions in difficulty.

If comparable cost overruns continue to accumulate, then the cost-to-complete will be even higher.

Soon after his Inauguration, the President announced plans to scrap the helicopters because of cost overruns.

The change control board then becomes responsible for cost overruns.

Ratepayers bore well over $200 billion (in today's dollars) in cost overruns for completed nuclear plants.

South Africa tried hard until last summer to build a pebble-bed reactor but ran into serious cost overruns.

By 1981, the South Texas Project was four years behind schedule and had substantial cost overruns.

Cost overruns and missed schedules are routine.

The A400M version of the Airbus plane has been bedeviled by cost overruns and delivery delays.

The annual cost overruns alone equal the government budgets of many nations .

In practice, however, nuclear plants have often disappointed because of delays, cost overruns and breakdowns.

Anticipating the breach, in March 2010 Mr Gates restated his support for the F-35, but hit out at "unacceptable delays and cost overruns" .

A revised estimated cost is necessary either because of change orders initiated by the owner or due to unexpected cost overruns or savings.

Financial database containing information such as labor hours, incurred costs, budgets, and any project cost overruns.

The program has been troubled by cost overruns and delays.

Indian shipping firms say they are losing $450, 000 a month on cost overruns and delays due to piracy.

The French defense minister said Jan. 19 that EADS and Airbus should pay the bulk of A400M cost overruns.

Cost overruns doomed Menasha's steam plant, which was shuttered in the fall of 2009 after the debt more than doubled to about $40 million.

Unavailability of resources promised by the functional managers, cost overruns, and changes in customer requirements

Shows specific tasks in which cost overruns are expected to occur and, thus, focuses the project manager's attention on critical tasks

risks associated with fixed price contracts and cost overruns;