When last heard from, the young manager was in some major state of dis-repair, not to mention confusion. He feels much better now, thanks to everybody's suggestions, and wishes to report that his progress towards enlightenment is small but steady. However, he still has a job to do - and despite some reservations, actually enjoys his job. But he surely could use some help in terms of practical strategy and tactics. Specifically, he has just been given an assignment to develop a new piece of software for a client. If he can do it - it will be right at the cutting edge, and he just loves the challenge. But - how to get there from here?
He knows all about playing by the old rules which require a project plan, budget, staffing levels, milestones, evaluation and testing procedure, and all the rest. But, what about all this "self-organizing" stuff? How do you play by the new rules? What are they? And last but not least - how do you rationalize what you have done under the new rules so that it looks like the "old rules" have been observed? This last part may seem sneaky and dishonest, but my young manager friend really likes his job. But he did confide in me that he is thinking about going out on his own. However, his mortgage, wife and kids make him a little nervous. So he sure could use your help! Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
