Comments on: (Re)Tell the Project Story http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2004/01/13/306/ The magazine for the project age Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:27:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Amy Schwab http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2004/01/13/306/#comment-136 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2004/01/13/306/#comment-136 One of the most important story lines to include are those of the heroic quests. I don't just mean individual achievements (although those are certainly an important part of the story). I mean the collective challenges that pose the opportunities for us to come together to do what others said (or we thought) couldn't be done. These story lines must include a real sense of the difficulty, frustration, and even despair that forge the bonds of real community. When we retell our stories, punctuating our experiences as triumphs over real human adversity, we prepare ourselves well for the next challenge and remind ourselves why we will dive into the next project -- knowing as we do that it too will include troughs as well as peak experiences! One of the most important story lines to include are those of the heroic quests. I don’t just mean individual achievements (although those are certainly an important part of the story). I mean the collective challenges that pose the opportunities for us to come together to do what others said (or we thought) couldn’t be done. These story lines must include a real sense of the difficulty, frustration, and even despair that forge the bonds of real community.

When we retell our stories, punctuating our experiences as triumphs over real human adversity, we prepare ourselves well for the next challenge and remind ourselves why we will dive into the next project — knowing as we do that it too will include troughs as well as peak experiences!

]]> by: Hal http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2004/01/13/306/#comment-137 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2004/01/13/306/#comment-137 Amy, That is so well-stated. :+: Of course we can't know all our challenges, but we do know that projects -- collective acts of creation -- always involve challenges. Whether we anticipate them or not, talking about them will raise our collective spirit and produce a reservoir or energy for addressing whatever challenge does occur. Thanks so much for your comment. I look forward to your participation on the teleconference with David Schmaltz on Jan. 22nd. Amy,

That is so well-stated. :+: Of course we can’t know all our challenges, but we do know that projects — collective acts of creation — always involve challenges. Whether we anticipate them or not, talking about them will raise our collective spirit and produce a reservoir or energy for addressing whatever challenge does occur.

Thanks so much for your comment. I look forward to your participation on the teleconference with David Schmaltz on Jan. 22nd.

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