Comments on: Planning Why You Failed http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/ Manage your projects. Don't let them manage you. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:42:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=6811 By: Stacey Douglas http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Stacey Douglas Sun, 30 May 2010 15:41:50 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/#comment-396 I haven't seen a lot of literature on this- it's just a concept that I've tried, and that I've heard good things about from others. Raven, do you have any references on this? I would be glad to write more on the subject. I'll put something together in a future series! I haven’t seen a lot of literature on this- it’s just a concept that I’ve tried, and that I’ve heard good things about from others. Raven, do you have any references on this?

I would be glad to write more on the subject. I’ll put something together in a future series!

]]> By: Bert Fisher http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Bert Fisher Sun, 30 May 2010 12:18:46 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/#comment-395 I thinks premortem is a good tool to prevent senior staff from pushing only their own ideas. Please provide me with literature on how to apply the premortem tool I thinks premortem is a good tool to prevent senior staff from pushing only their own ideas.

Please provide me with literature on how to apply the premortem tool

]]> By: Raven http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Raven Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:47:11 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2007/11/01/planning-why-you-failed/#comment-93 Hi Stacey! I also liked this idea and my girlfriend is kicking off a major project next week with a pre-mortem as part of the planning phase. I can imagine how this type of session would bring out those little things that always seems to pop out of no where. And your thoughts that we need this information BEFORE the project is executed is spot on. It's great to have a lessons learned session after, but wouldn't it have been more useful to have that info upfront? And I also agree that post mortems have become so dreaded because they have been transformed into blaming sessions and are no longer useful tools for gaining real insight. Good stuff, thanks for sharing your thoughts :) Hi Stacey! I also liked this idea and my girlfriend is kicking off a major project next week with a pre-mortem as part of the planning phase. I can imagine how this type of session would bring out those little things that always seems to pop out of no where. And your thoughts that we need this information BEFORE the project is executed is spot on. It’s great to have a lessons learned session after, but wouldn’t it have been more useful to have that info upfront? And I also agree that post mortems have become so dreaded because they have been transformed into blaming sessions and are no longer useful tools for gaining real insight. Good stuff, thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

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