http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2005/11/project-complexity-is-really-about-your-projects-risks.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 19:36:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2005/11/project-complexity-is-really-about-your-projects-risks.html#comment-237 Carol Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:20:23 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8098#comment-237 I am intrigued by the different possibilities of describing a project by use of the word complexity... in my work it refers to complexity science... and therefore I would think of how the players in a project team would, by bringing diversity to it, even while attempting to meet some project objective, also create novelty, spontaneity and messiness along the way that could either help or hinder the organisation and/or the actual project in progress... project complexity in this sense could lead to new opportunities and unexpected results... I am intrigued by the different possibilities of describing a project by use of the word complexity… in my work it refers to complexity science… and therefore I would think of how the players in a project team would, by bringing diversity to it, even while attempting to meet some project objective, also create novelty, spontaneity and messiness along the way that could either help or hinder the organisation and/or the actual project in progress… project complexity in this sense could lead to new opportunities and unexpected results…

]]> http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2005/11/project-complexity-is-really-about-your-projects-risks.html#comment-236 James Ward Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:48:24 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8098#comment-236 Complexity often implies lack of understanding, what is complex to one person may be crystal clear to another. I agree that risk assessment can make this visible where it can be measured and addressed. However, I have done many risk assessments for clients and reviewed many others. I have yet to see a risk that explicitly adresses either the abilities of the people or the impact of their environment, a risk that says "we/they may not know how to do this." And remember, your environment is always invisible to you. Complexity often implies lack of understanding, what is complex to one person may be crystal clear to another. I agree that risk assessment can make this visible where it can be measured and addressed. However, I have done many risk assessments for clients and reviewed many others. I have yet to see a risk that explicitly adresses either the abilities of the people or the impact of their environment, a risk that says “we/they may not know how to do this.” And remember, your environment is always invisible to you.

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