Is Your Team Ready to Play Ball?

Ty is a work management evangelist; "accidental" project manager and marketing veteran with over 25 years of experience.

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If and when the NBA owners and locked-out players come to agreement and begin the 2011 season, a rescue project of sorts will begin. And players, managers and support personnel will face the same challenges most project leaders face when getting a late start or falling behind.

As of mid-October, NBA basketball players and team owners are in a deadlock.The first two weeks of the regular season have been cancelled, and the entire season is in jeopardy. It’s probably safe to say that everyone on both sides of the issue is concerned about the lockout’s effect on players, the schedule and whether or not fans will stick around. Although these are all valid concerns, they aren’t the only challenges facing the NBA and this year’s "rescue project.”

Once the lockout ends (which most observers think it will — there’s just too much money at stake for players, owners and the NBA), the focus will remain on the players, the coaches, the general managers and their ability to put players on the court and play ball.

There will also be the “off-the-court” players, who face the same challenges most project leaders face associated with getting a late start or falling behind. There will be a lot to do.

Needs vs. Wants

This is a conversation that nobody wants to have. In a perfect season, players have plenty of time to …

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