Harmful Project and Management Patterns Revealed

Every organization has its own project patterns. Some management teams take a long time to start a project. Others interrupt and divert the project teams once they've started. Some project teams never finish because the product must be “perfect.” Still others believe there is a single solution to all their problems such as “Two weeks of overtime and we'll be caught up!”, or “If the testers just tested more”, or “We just need some more time designing.” Project managers also fall into patterns: overly optimistic, pessimistic, risk-encouraging, risk averse, etc. Johanna Rothman explores different project and management patterns to help you understand which patterns are working-and which are harmful-for you. Learn about the power you have to change harmful patterns, including helping your leaders articulate the pattern, time-boxing pieces of the project, developing release criteria, using metaphors to explain your project’s progress, and more.