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The Myth:

the Sponsor owns the project

Reality: the Sponsorship attitude dilutes true accountability and ownership.

the language of project accountability

no substitute for ownership

iT folk can be difficult to understand at the best of times, especially when describing our beloved technology. But it’s even more confusing for everyone when we deliberately avoid using plain language for non-technical aspects of management. For example we still persist with the inconvenient [...]

The Myth:

Project schedules are very carefully planned

Reality: Estimates are chopped to make delivery dates acceptable

Project Planning (integrity of estimating)

take away the number you first thought of

Planning is a business process not a parlour game. But the old game of “Take away the number you first thought of” is a subliminal part of many plans. When the agreed estimates are subsequently not delivered, the