http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2005/04/schedule-game-5-queen-of-denial.html Management, especially good management, is hard to do. This blog is for people who want to think about how they manage people, projects, and risk. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2005/04/schedule-game-5-queen-of-denial.html#comment-120 James Ward Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:32:05 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8160#comment-120 Many managers believe that by setting ambitious (impossible?) schedules, they will get the project done sooner than otherwise. When nobody believes the published dates, because the organization's track record of delivery to schedule is so miserable, schedule pressure is pervasive. The only cure I know for this is to establish a track record of meeting commitments. Risk management alone won't accomplish this. Too many project managers don't know how to effectively plan and schedule a project. Too many project teams have no idea how to work to a schedule, or report progress against a plan. Many managers believe that by setting ambitious (impossible?) schedules, they will get the project done sooner than otherwise. When nobody believes the published dates, because the organization’s track record of delivery to schedule is so miserable, schedule pressure is pervasive. The only cure I know for this is to establish a track record of meeting commitments. Risk management alone won’t accomplish this. Too many project managers don’t know how to effectively plan and schedule a project. Too many project teams have no idea how to work to a schedule, or report progress against a plan.

]]> http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2005/04/schedule-game-5-queen-of-denial.html#comment-119 David Anderson Tue, 26 Apr 2005 01:18:43 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8160#comment-119 Denial ain't just a river! Great series of posts. Thanks. Denial ain’t just a river!
Great series of posts. Thanks.

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