Rick Brenner
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Project management?
A complete course requires
Ten simple haiku.
– Jerry
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I
Our project was late,
so we added more people.
The problem got worse.
II
When requirements changed,
the schedule did not – were we
headed for trouble?
III
We were doing fine,
’til they reduced the budget.
Now we’re overspent.
IV
We think about risks.
We have contingency plans.
Oops…but not for that.
V
I gave estimates.
They cut all of them in half.
Next time I’ll pad them.
VI
We can’t get it right
and still come in on schedule.
Why can’t we do both?
VII
We hired consultants
who told us how to fix things.
They don’t understand.
VIII
There is no more time,
but the work is unfinished.
Take more time from Test.
IX
The module failed Test,
so first we changed all the Tests.
Now the requirements.
X
If a project fails
but no one reports it has,
Has it really failed?
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A book that told all
the ways a project could fail
would have more chapters.
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