Re: The Art of Project Management

In article <n3ptm3dslcg5oubru6oc61t1ktbsets438@xxxxxxx>,
Robert <no@xxxxxx> wrote:
Following are (fair use) excerpts from the book by Scott Berkun, former
Microsoft project manager.

[snip]

If a VP or
programmer wants to slip
something extra in, she should be forced to justify it against what the
project is trying
to achieve: "That's a great feature, boss, but which goal will it help
us satisfy? Either
we should adjust the goals and deal with the consequences, or we
shouldn't be investing
energy here."

VP (or other Boss): 'What part of 'I sign your timesheets/write your
performance reviews' do you have difficulty in understanding? It may not
make sense to you but that's because I have the Big Picture and you don't;
questioning this will be treated as grounds for transfer to the mailroom.'

From
<http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.cobol/msg/9b3c2b947a2a9169?dmode=source>

--begin quoted text:

Date: 1997/12/29

[snip]

Hmmmm... decades back, when I got my First Job, my sainted Mother, may
she sleep with the angels, gave me the following sage counsel:

'Then it comes to work remember two things: you can be wrong about
something... and be fired for it; you can be right about something...
and be fired for it.'

--end quoted text

DD
.

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