CHAPTER 27
The Day After
How does a project get behind schedule? “One day at a time,” wrote Frederick Brooks in his classic, The Mythical Man Month.1 Many of us have been associated with projects that completed late, or not at all. It is not unusual for projects to be days or weeks late, but some projects are—yipes!—months or years late.
Reflect on this for a moment: Based on how common it is for projects to finish late—not to mention over budget—the likelihood is high that you will experience—perhaps cause—one or more of your future projects to finish late. Not a comforting thought.
Obviously, there are many causes for late projects, such as incomplete/ misunderstood requirements, poor planning/estimating, weak change control that allows unmitigated ...
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