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> Now I find that at least one other department (not IT) is
> also investigating
> project life cycle/project management tools (PMI,
> specifically) that are a
> _lot_ more expensive and less suited to our corporate
> culture, which is the
> heroic, reactive, firefighter, cowboy, 10th-inning-diving
> catch kind of
> culture.
>
> My project partner (QA manager) and I wish to bring in the
> less expensive,
> fit-our-corporate-culture, touchy-feely project improvement
> process specialists (Canadian-based, like us).
One reason that project management tools are acquired is in an
effort to change cowboy cultures into civilized, predictable
cultures. Conventional wisdom has it that such cultural
transformations are a necessary maturation process for businesses.
So, bringing in such a product may be part of a deliberate
strategy for change.
Some people, also, have a natural inclination to be part of an
organized, highly controlled situation and are just uncomfortable
in the wild west. So, bringing in such a product may be an
unconscious attempt for that person to make things comfortable.
I'm not taking sides, just pointing out some things to be aware
of before they bite you.
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