IT Project Management and Four Letter Words

August 1, 2007 from Raven's Brain: Project Management

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Great little post over at 37 Signals called Four Letter Words:

When collaborating with others – especially when designers and programmers are part of the mix – watch out for these dirty four letter words:

  • Need
  • Must
  • Can’t
  • Easy
  • Just
  • Only
  • Fast

They are especially dangerous when you string them together. How many times have you said or heard something like this:

“We really need it. If we don’t we can’t make the customer happy. Wouldn’t it be easy if we just did it like that? Can you try it real fast?”

Of course they aren’t always bad. Sometimes they can do some good. But seeing them too often should raise a red flag. They can really get you into trouble.

Read more here: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/439-four-letter-words

Excellent tips. How many times have you heard "Just do" this or that? Annoying (!!), not very helpful and the phrase minimalizes the actual work required. Yes, there are situations where these words are very useful but like the post said "seeing them too often should raise a red flag". One phrase that gets me is "all you gotta do", which is along the same vein as the ones mentioned above.

posted by Raven Young at Raven's Brain under Project Management
Tags:Project Management, IT Project Management 


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