17. Endless Huddle
Evan Lindquist, Academe: Faculty Meeting, ©2002 Evan Lindquist-VAGA/NY
The right of infinite appeal ensures that no decision is ever final.
Many project teams do not regard any decision as final. Apparent acceptance of a decision merely indicates a determination to pick up the fight later on. Decisions made during January come back for re-discussion and re-decision in February, March, and beyond.
The worst effect of this behavior is squandering time, the project’s most precious resource. Project leadership has many decisions to make during the course of the development cycle. Making one decision over and over again almost guarantees ...
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