Friday, October 14, 2005

I Plan, Therefore I Am

Andrew, this is a pretty good synopsis of my PM development over the last 10 years:

Beginner PM
1) I plan
2) Things don’t go according to the plan
3) I beat up myself

Novice PM
1) After learning how to play the estimating game, I plan
2) Things don’t go according to the plan
3) I beat up the developers

Journeyman PM
1) After learning about Waterfall and SDLC, I plan
2) Things don’t go according to the plan
3) I beat up the customer

Expert PM
1) After realizing that a plan is based on estimates of the unknown, I plan
2) Things don’t go according to the plan
3) I adapt the plan
4) Nobody gets hurt

3 Comments:

Blogger Rickard said...

Somehow, to reply "Well, that's why we call them estimates" seldom improves the situation at that point.

October 22, 2005 at 8:38:00 AM PDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I noticed the question on the net when I googled, "how long is a piece of string".There is an answer.
In the Middle ages a farmer carried twine to tie up the sheaves of wheat (or other crops similar)when harvesting. The length of twine averaged 13 and 1/2 inches. Les Wentworth. Australia.

December 28, 2006 at 5:25:00 PM PST  
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December 29, 2006 at 9:30:00 AM PST  

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