In The WOW Project, Tom Peters wrote, “All work is project work. And you are your projects.” I couldn’t agree with him more. Throughout my marketing career, I’ve lived in the projects and that’s why I can relate to this visual of Project MISmanagement which I’ve titled, "The WHOA! Project".
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This is a beautiful represntation of how life truly operates....
I hope this post turns some dusty light bulbs on in people's heads and yells: "Let's learn to communicate better!"
Posted by: Patrick | December 28, 2005 at 12:58 PM
The documentation one is particularly poignant!
Posted by: Jack Yan | December 28, 2005 at 08:47 PM
all those communication barriers! whoaaa!
Posted by: nana | December 31, 2005 at 07:34 PM
A joke I learned when working as a programmer in the mid 1980s has to do with a software manager unveiling a new design.
The short version is that the software developer receives a spec for a wheel and axle. After a few weeks he holds a design review meeting, the centerpiece of which is a drawing ("based on the spec") of a square with a central axle.
"No, no, no!" the product manager shouts. "There'll be four unacceptable bumps in each rotation".
A few weeks later the software manager comes back with the new, and presumably improved, design. There is a small gasp followed by puzzled expressions when this time the drawing is of a triangle with a central axle.
The software manager responds, "What's the problem? We've reduced bumping by 25%..."
Posted by: Riley | January 08, 2007 at 07:15 PM