Who's Managing Whom?
May 08, 2008 09:49 AM Work
The fifth installment of my Unlearning Project Management series has been posted online. Here's the link.
"In a recent conversation, Howell
remarked, “Current project controls increase risk in projects
... external risk is rarely the killer. Things most often go wrong
because of the wreckage caused by the feedback and control used in
current PM: control for cost, squeeze ‘em down, and the
people will find a way to do just what you ask — reduce the
immediate cost of their work. This reduces the predictability of
workflow in the system, further reducing performance. Hazing
managers in response to further cost increases puts projects into
the death spiral.”
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