Creating accountability forces action and attention to your schedules.
Using scheduling with filters, views and reports for individual resources, groups, trades, etc. you will create production and enthusiasm in your business. People want order and structure - they get a sense of professionalism and success when they work within a system that promotes action and responsibility. If people know that their performance will be measured and other team members are following a plan, it will force the necessary attention and accountability on all team members.
You can use scheduling to create accountability by:
Attaching schedules to contracts
Providing filtered (specific) information to team members
Coordinating specifications with the schedule task items
Displaying specific responsibilities next to each task item
Using a schedule update form that requires feedback
Using a schedule of values in the schedule that serves as a foundation for billing
Creating incentives and penalties for levels of performance
Making the schedule control the project
Involving team members with the structure of the schedule
Regular and effective communication
Establishing an exptancy with the schedule
Using schedules with regular meetings
Creating an atmosphere of control
Communicating information at the level that each team member can relate to and understand
Schedules must create accountability in order to be effective. People must 'buy into' the schedule and feel that their performance is critical to the overall success of the project. With well laid out schedules and effective communication, you can create an atmosphere that creates attention and accountability.
