Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Teaching a Pig to Sing

Sometimes we run our projects as usual and something happens that changes the direction of the business.  This change causes the organization to no longer require the output of the project we are running.  Many organizations that are faced with this type of scenario are unsure of how to address this.  In the face of uncertainty, these organizations will choose to keep the project and the project team together until completion.

We know this does not make sense, if the output of the project is not what is required, but in lieu of developing alternatives, our sponsors choose to keep these project moving forward.  The problem is that these "black sheep" projects are not good for a project managers' career.  Yes, the project manager will be the one to take the fall on these projects if not carefully managed.

From a business standpoint,

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