The lead software developer on my team came by my desk to tell me she needed to tell me something. She wanted to talk in private, in a conference room, apparently due to the sensitive nature of the message. Once in the small room, she broke the news. “We’re screwed. The team and I have […]
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We Needed To Achieve The Impossible And Perform A Miracle
There I was at work, with a client who wanted to add three staff members to my project team. Groupthink in my organization enabled a situation where that wasn’t going to happen, and that was acceptable. My option was to tell my client it was impossible: they couldn’t take part on this important project. I […]
Product Development Is Risky Business
Product development is risky business. There I was at my customer’s desk while he ran late from a meeting. Tacked to his cubicle wall was a letter from his company’s legal department to mine. It declared a breach of contract. It demanded repairs, including assignment of a full-time professional project manager. What A Way To […]