Comments on: Our Need For Metaphors http://www.projectshrink.com/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html Welcome To Shrinkonia. Sun, 20 May 2012 21:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Thin-slicing Project Managers — Project Shrink http://www.projectshrink.com/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-332 Thin-slicing Project Managers — Project Shrink Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:15:47 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-332 [...] other words, 1) you need to know different views of the project world (e.g. metaphors) and 2) you need to have a flexible mind to search through [...] [...] other words, 1) you need to know different views of the project world (e.g. metaphors) and 2) you need to have a flexible mind to search through [...]

]]> By: Bas http://www.projectshrink.com/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-331 Bas Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:13:33 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-331 Hi ale, I had never heard of the metaphor before, but it sounds interesting. You can also relate that to resilience: resilience is created by having components loosely coupled, so when shit hits the fan, it doesn't take down the whole system (like now with banks). Do you have something more on it? Cheers Bas Hi ale,

I had never heard of the metaphor before, but it sounds interesting. You can also relate that to resilience: resilience is created by having components loosely coupled, so when shit hits the fan, it doesn’t take down the whole system (like now with banks).

Do you have something more on it?

Cheers
Bas

]]> By: aLe http://www.projectshrink.com/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-330 aLe Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:14:13 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-330 What do you think about the Submarine metaphor? Where all compartments can communicate but are also indipendet by each other? What do you think about the Submarine metaphor? Where all compartments can communicate but are also indipendet by each other?

]]> By: Fifth Discipline: What To Do When All Your Projects Are Failing | Project management Mashup http://www.projectshrink.com/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-329 Fifth Discipline: What To Do When All Your Projects Are Failing | Project management Mashup Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:17:37 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-329 [...] or mindsets, we can understand other people better, by adopting assumptions of the other person. Our Need For Metaphors Explaining PM Approaches Dealing With Cultural Differences In Projects Introducing The Fish Pond [...] [...] or mindsets, we can understand other people better, by adopting assumptions of the other person. Our Need For Metaphors Explaining PM Approaches Dealing With Cultural Differences In Projects Introducing The Fish Pond [...]

]]> By: The Fish Pond Metaphor http://www.projectshrink.com/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-328 The Fish Pond Metaphor Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:27:56 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/our-need-for-metaphors-139.html#comment-328 [...] metaphor that doesn’t provide a very gloomy view of the world, but is realistic [...] [...] metaphor that doesn’t provide a very gloomy view of the world, but is realistic [...]

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