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70: There is Nothing New

The Project
Well the good news is that Roger is back and well up to speed after his vacation. Just as well as we are into the ducking and diving stage now. Actually things are going quite well. Of the eleven suppliers who expressed an interest in tendering for the contract three have dropped out leaving eight. Of these five turned up for a question and answer session along with two manufacturers. The session went well and all five sound like they are going for it.

On the approval front the ISG have now approved the project, just needs to go to SPaRC and the Council now. But once again I need to change the Investment Appraisal document, this time taking stuff out to slim it down. I seem to have been here before, funny that.

The Way
The way of the project manager is simple and easy to understand. It is therefore easy to do. But most project managers do not understand this approach and very few use it. It is too simple and ancient to attract their attention. The foolish project managers prefer something more radical and more innovative, as that is what gets them noticed.

The wise project manager stays with the single principle of how everything happens and does nothing new or original. But paradoxically the wise project manager appeals to very few followers, just to those who recognise that traditional wisdom is a treasure, which often lies hidden beneath a very ordinary appearance. I know this, for this is the way of the project manager.

The Tao
Lao Tsu tells us:

My words are easy to understand and easy to perform,
Yet no man under heaven knows them or practices them.

My words have ancient beginnings.
My actions are disciplined.
Because men do not understand, they have no knowledge of me.

Those that know me are few;
Those that abuse me are honoured.
Therefore the sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart.

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