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- Project manager may address issues that they are not suited to handle. Designer, <br /> planner or engineer might have better skills to make decision. <br /> - Overall goals not clear. <br /> - Leads not clearly identified. <br /> - Competing positions or interest create problems. I.e., advocacy vs. leadership or <br /> Garden way or Candlelight projects. <br /> - Leaders negotiating in closed rooms and not letting others know the outcome and way <br /> a path was chosen. <br /> - Decision model not identified. <br /> - Projects sometimes driven from old plans, policies etc... and are not consistent with <br /> new ideas such as neighborhood and nodal development. <br /> - New monies create new priorities. <br /> - Identification of service lead is important. As is role and authority. <br /> - Lack of clear structures leads to personal convictions, passion, interest and positions. <br /> - Design principles and standards very for Parks as opposed to those used for <br /> engineering and transportation. Infrastructure standards more clearly defined. <br /> - Need criteria for projects. <br /> - Commissions define projects- Transportation needs different from parks — Planner <br /> trying to get a decision to move project forward and this .process is often political. <br /> - Decisions get made when all relevant parties are not present. <br />