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This week Project Shrink is a year old. Yah! During this year (and actually in the 5 years before) I am obsessed with this Project Management riddle:
Photography by kk+.
- There is a large bucket of Project Management methods and techniques
- We face a world of infinite complexity
- A Project Manager only has one pair of eyes, one pair of ears, one large mouth and a small brain.
- How are you going to pull the right rabbit out of the bucket to take on the project world?
My answer so far:
- By having fabulous eyes and ears.
- By reducing the size of your mouth.
- By utilizing the full capacity of your brain.
The next couple of months I will be focusing this blog on
- The use of models and metaphors.
- Analyzing complex situations.
- The use of visual aids.
- How to change your basic assumptions.
I hope you stick around and help me out once in a while.
Hi Bas,
First, thanks for linking to Crossderry so frequently…
Second, IMO, one of the answers to the PM challenges you list is people development and management. Too many PMs — in my experience, at least — don’t take enough advantage of the other eyes, ears, and mouths on their projects. They prefer to rely on their own wits to make decisions, resolve issues, etc. That model collapses in projects of any complexity or challenge.
Best,
Paul
Happy birthday Bas.
A pleasure blogging with you
Happy Blogday! You’ve done a lot over the past year Bas – can’t wait to see what goodness the future will bring!
@Paul: you’re welcome… yes, i agree. i see the biggest challenge in convincing PMs that this works (how to change their mental model).
@Craig: thanks, and same here!
@Raven: thank you! I hope not to disappoint you
Happy “blogday”
I love this blog and all your articles on PM.
happy “blogday”.
Hamman and Anataba: THANKS!! and thanks for reading!