What do I mean when I ask you to not take the red pill? Well, it means that if you are not ready to take on a project. If you haven't read this lovely survival guide or my blogs and followed my instructions, well, you're gonna end being controlled by the project and not the other way around.
Changes are inevitable. You as a PM are going to have to deal with them and you better be prepared by downloading all the martial arts into you system. Or you can just follow the following advices by Steve McConnell.
- Make changes at the beginning of the projects without worrying too much.
- Create technical reviews to declare work stages complete.
- Having a group of people who can discuss the changes in the project.
- Make revisions to the project.
- Notify changes to everyone.
All changes have to be considered before being applied. And we have to remember to ACTUALLY tell all the members on the team how the changes will affect them. So, take the blue pill of your project and have a blast developing it!
I always thought the blue pill looked like an Advill.
This chapter actually seemed as a recap of the previous ones, with a focus on the changing aspect of a SW project. I liked your analysis on the topic, communicating is really important, by any means possible, I prefer it be in person, that way people won't just ignore what you're saying.
ResponderBorrarI loved your reference to The Matrix. Changes are inevitable, but if you learn to control them and actually make only the necessary changes, the project has better chances of success
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