Think you’ve killed a project? Maybe you have never worked with Marty. Marty is a well-meaning manager who didn’t want to kill a particular product or its associated projects because of his strong customer relationships.
I was responsible for several products for three years. After the third year, my management decided to phase out Product2 in favor of Product4. So, I was responsible for Product1, Product2 phase out, Product3, and Product4. I was supposed to finish the Product2 phase out in two months.
Well, we did. Except, not all of our customers wanted to move to Product4. I’ve known these customers for years ...
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