Comments on: Turn Your Project Into A Pirate Ship http://www.projectshrink.com/turn-your-project-into-a-pirate-ship-1569.html Welcome To Shrinkonia. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EdmontonPM’s Top Ten Pirate Booty on Project Management – Aargh! :pduOTD – PDU Of The Day http://www.projectshrink.com/turn-your-project-into-a-pirate-ship-1569.html#comment-1419 EdmontonPM’s Top Ten Pirate Booty on Project Management – Aargh! :pduOTD – PDU Of The Day Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:49:45 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=1569#comment-1419 [...] PM Book I Liked “Surprise! Now You’re a Software Project Manager” wrote an article “Turn Your Project into a Pirate Ship” and reminded us of the power of the Pirate [...] [...] PM Book I Liked “Surprise! Now You’re a Software Project Manager” wrote an article “Turn Your Project into a Pirate Ship” and reminded us of the power of the Pirate [...]

]]> By: Raj Menon http://www.projectshrink.com/turn-your-project-into-a-pirate-ship-1569.html#comment-1418 Raj Menon Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:49:23 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=1569#comment-1418 Interesting metaphor. Successful leaders are those who challenge status quo and this "mental-model" is surely one way we can do so. I have always found it difficult to follow a set "acceptable" way of doing something. Everyone has their own style - good or bad, as long as the objectives are met... that all that should matter to an organization. Trust the key - Sr. management trusting the PM, PM and his/her team trusting each other, etc. Interesting metaphor. Successful leaders are those who challenge status quo and this “mental-model” is surely one way we can do so. I have always found it difficult to follow a set “acceptable” way of doing something. Everyone has their own style – good or bad, as long as the objectives are met… that all that should matter to an organization. Trust the key – Sr. management trusting the PM, PM and his/her team trusting each other, etc.

]]> By: Bas http://www.projectshrink.com/turn-your-project-into-a-pirate-ship-1569.html#comment-1417 Bas Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:55:12 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=1569#comment-1417 @Diwant: "Do you guys actually say for 'arr' and 'matey'? Don't people find that a little corny?" - Just do what works for you. If you are bored developing an accounting system, call it Starship Enterprise for all i care :) I doesn't have to be so extreme though. - I'm a 38 year old Project Manager in a suit that talks to other managers in suits holding up A FLIPCAM and post it on YouTube ... So you'll be amazed what people find socially acceptable (or corny :)) these days :D @Diwant: “Do you guys actually say for ‘arr’ and ‘matey’? Don’t people find that a little corny?”

- Just do what works for you. If you are bored developing an accounting system, call it Starship Enterprise for all i care :) I doesn’t have to be so extreme though.

- I’m a 38 year old Project Manager in a suit that talks to other managers in suits holding up A FLIPCAM and post it on YouTube … So you’ll be amazed what people find socially acceptable (or corny :) ) these days :D

]]> By: Diwant Vaidya http://www.projectshrink.com/turn-your-project-into-a-pirate-ship-1569.html#comment-1416 Diwant Vaidya Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:21:27 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=1569#comment-1416 Sounds a lot like Seth Godin's tribe idea in many ways. I want to try this on one of my next projects. I ran my team in a similar fashion (we were the most fun group because of the culture I fostered, and perhaps causally the most productive) but no pirates. Do you guys actually say for 'arr' and 'matey'? Don't people find that a little corny? Sounds a lot like Seth Godin’s tribe idea in many ways. I want to try this on one of my next projects. I ran my team in a similar fashion (we were the most fun group because of the culture I fostered, and perhaps causally the most productive) but no pirates. Do you guys actually say for ‘arr’ and ‘matey’? Don’t people find that a little corny?

]]> By: John M Knight http://www.projectshrink.com/turn-your-project-into-a-pirate-ship-1569.html#comment-1415 John M Knight Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:40:52 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=1569#comment-1415 I have raised the Jolly Roger on various projects before. I was never fired for it. Resented by other teams? yes. Did I speed past others in the process. you bet. Did the team have fun? of course. Things to be aware of.. rocking the boat (or pillaging it) will not make a lot of friends in the dominant culture. Then again, when did a pirate care about that? Cap'n John I have raised the Jolly Roger on various projects before. I was never fired for it. Resented by other teams? yes. Did I speed past others in the process. you bet. Did the team have fun? of course. Things to be aware of.. rocking the boat (or pillaging it) will not make a lot of friends in the dominant culture. Then again, when did a pirate care about that?

Cap’n John

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