Scenario 1 —
Employee: “You just don’t understand. To get projects completed around here, I have to beg for resources and outmaneuver fellow workers. Even if I am successful, most projects are late and over budget. We all have too much work.”
Consultant: “Wow, it must be hard to do your work. I am confident that once you gain proper Sponsorship for your projects, your work will become easier and more productive. Understanding and applying SATA is the key!”
Scenario 2 —
Lead team participant: “I have had many meetings like this, but this is the first time that at the end we really owned the results!”
Both scenarios above are real. The first highlights common problems in misaligned organizations. The ...
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