Summary

To conclude, go forward into your project work with courage. Realize with certainty that surprise and change are key components of project work. Also realize with certainty that you are a brilliant, experienced professional with new tools to remain flexible yet focused. I leave you with this little story from the Internet to illustrate that strange things happen to all projects, but if you “dare to properly manage resources” and proceed with integrity and a flexible structure, everything works out in the end.

After initiating an SOS, a Japanese fishing trawler’s crew was rescued at sea. When asked what happened to their boat, they replied that it had been destroyed by a flying cow. Since this was a pretty ridiculous claim, they were ...

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