[HN Gopher] Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable (2005)
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       Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable (2005)
        
       Author : cjg
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2021-09-06 19:48 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | AuthorizedCust wrote:
       | How is this a project?
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       | A project is not simply work leading to some outcome. At its
       | core, it's a specific work-management method tied to the iron
       | triangle (constrained cost, scope, and time), which requires a
       | set plan from the start.
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       | This iterative method breaks the iron triangle. If the iron
       | triangle is broken, is it a "project"?
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       | I feel that project-management industry is diluting the meaning
       | of "project" to encompass other kinds of work management that
       | aren't "project". End result is we're really confusing things.
       | Cynically, this may be the PM industry trying to assert its
       | relevance in different disciplines, to the harm of all.
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       | We can say the same thing about "bad agile", where a set of
       | ceremonies is confused with agile philosophy.
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       | Do we need to burn it all down and start over?
        
         | civilized wrote:
         | I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but it seems like you're
         | suggesting that having a flexible, non-"set" goal or plan
         | "breaks the iron triangle". But... the iron triangle says that
         | quality is subject to scope, cost, and time constraints. Scope
         | is, loosely, how ambitious the project's goals are, so the
         | inclusion of scope already implies that the iron triangle not
         | only allows, but anticipates, flexibility in the project's
         | goals.
        
       | kaycebasques wrote:
       | Shot in the dark here, but I've got a friend who is breaking into
       | the project management industry. Has a CAPM certificate from PMI
       | and around a year of experience in a Project Management (PjM)
       | role. If anyone is/knows a successful PjM and can email me (kayce
       | at basqu dot es) the help would be much appreciated. Or anyone
       | that has an entry-level PjM role available. Many thanks.
        
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