Comments on: Encapsulation in Project Management http://blog.suredev.com/2009/04/encapsulation-in-project-management/ Tales of a small-time web shop. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Web Shop http://blog.suredev.com/2009/04/encapsulation-in-project-management/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Web Shop Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:27:01 +0000 http://blog.suredev.com/?p=86#comment-20 @Ryan : fair enough @Fred : waiting your set of articles @Ryan : fair enough
@Fred : waiting your set of articles

]]> By: Fred LeBlanc http://blog.suredev.com/2009/04/encapsulation-in-project-management/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Fred LeBlanc Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:14:39 +0000 http://blog.suredev.com/?p=86#comment-18 Ryan: You're right, but that topic is a whole other (set of) article(s). AS such, I plan to write out a whole series of these articles as I've learned a ton and I think it's worthwhile information to share. And yes, that illustration is my handy work with a tablet and about an hour of Photoshop. I need to get more efficient. Ryan: You’re right, but that topic is a whole other (set of) article(s). AS such, I plan to write out a whole series of these articles as I’ve learned a ton and I think it’s worthwhile information to share.

And yes, that illustration is my handy work with a tablet and about an hour of Photoshop. I need to get more efficient.

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.suredev.com/2009/04/encapsulation-in-project-management/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Ryan Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:08:03 +0000 http://blog.suredev.com/?p=86#comment-17 Fred, great article - as a project manager myself, I deal with some of these same challenges, and while I've never thought about it in these terms, I think this is a good paradigm to view management in. One area of this article that I was hoping you might get more into as I made my way through it was the notion of "what happens when your people don't make you proud?". I'm not trying to be the "skunk in the room" (what a funny phrase that I heard recently) - but I think that's the biggest challenge that I run into on a daily basis - that being, this idea that things just don't always work that smoothly - and in the end - as good project managers, we ensure that the ball does come out on time, the right color, and in the right shape - and the smile persists on our our client's face - BUT - the details...the behind the scenes stuff - the personal interfacing - the personalities - the challenges to our authority, the egos - all the things that go on behind that wall - I think that's the biggest challenge of all and requires the greatest effort and strategy - don't you agree? I love these types of articles - I hope you write more - and if you are the illustrator - you could seriously write a great management book some day and do all your own stick-figure illustration - GENIUS... Okay I'm done. Fred, great article – as a project manager myself, I deal with some of these same challenges, and while I’ve never thought about it in these terms, I think this is a good paradigm to view management in.

One area of this article that I was hoping you might get more into as I made my way through it was the notion of “what happens when your people don’t make you proud?”. I’m not trying to be the “skunk in the room” (what a funny phrase that I heard recently) – but I think that’s the biggest challenge that I run into on a daily basis – that being, this idea that things just don’t always work that smoothly – and in the end – as good project managers, we ensure that the ball does come out on time, the right color, and in the right shape – and the smile persists on our our client’s face – BUT – the details…the behind the scenes stuff – the personal interfacing – the personalities – the challenges to our authority, the egos – all the things that go on behind that wall – I think that’s the biggest challenge of all and requires the greatest effort and strategy – don’t you agree?

I love these types of articles – I hope you write more – and if you are the illustrator – you could seriously write a great management book some day and do all your own stick-figure illustration – GENIUS… Okay I’m done.

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