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	<title>Comments on: Project e-Tip of the Week</title>
	<link>http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/05/07/176/</link>
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		<title>by: Hal
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		<link>http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2003/05/07/176/#comment-357</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        I got a quick email asking why I stopped short of saying take action as you are learning about each plan failures?  There are two answers:

1. As I've noted in previous postings we don't see many people adopt practices on projects for pursuing perfection.  Starting the process of collecting and posting useful data signals that this is valued.  Without that signal people continue to cope with plan failures like they are just the nature of projects.

2. The Pareto approach helps bring focus to where the system is failing us rather than an individual's action.  Any given plan failure might be an anomaly.  Why take the time of the team dealing with something that won't happen again.  Further, with at least 5 incidents, the team has a basis for investigating what is at the source of the issues.

Oh, you're all welcome to leave you questions and comments in this comment area!
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got a quick email asking why I stopped short of saying take action as you are learning about each plan failures?  There are two answers:</p>
<p>1. As I&#8217;ve noted in previous postings we don&#8217;t see many people adopt practices on projects for pursuing perfection.  Starting the process of collecting and posting useful data signals that this is valued.  Without that signal people continue to cope with plan failures like they are just the nature of projects.</p>
<p>2. The Pareto approach helps bring focus to where the system is failing us rather than an individual&#8217;s action.  Any given plan failure might be an anomaly.  Why take the time of the team dealing with something that won&#8217;t happen again.  Further, with at least 5 incidents, the team has a basis for investigating what is at the source of the issues.</p>
<p>Oh, you&#8217;re all welcome to leave you questions and comments in this comment area!
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