Re: People don't see problems that don't happen

Subject: Re: People don't see problems that don't happen
From: <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
To: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 9:34:24 -0400

The phrase "documentation plan" comes to mind. Indeed, the phrase "very elaborate documentation plan with statistics drawn from previous projects" comes to the furthest front of the mind. What's needed is not the imminent failure of a project, but an accurate presentation of how close to failure the company continues to run every project.

> > ... I told her, gently, because you MEET every deadline,
> > no matter how ridiculous. You have to at least allow the
> > project to appear to crash and burn. Before you rescue
> > it, of course.
> >
> > Always painful but sometimes necessary. Not
> > surprisingly, she won't do it...
> >
>
> Neither would I. Sounds pretty unethical to me.


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