Haiku for project managers - meetings
From the Haiku for Project Managers Blog
by Robert Prol
Because sometimes poetry makes the point better than a long story.
To learn more about Haiku, read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku
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I'm in a nice groove /
the next meeting wastes my time /
must I dial in?
Posted on: December 07, 2015 11:59 PM |
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Bruce Wilkinson MBA, PMP
Expert Project Manager / Trustworthy Executive Assistant / Business Coach| goBRUCE Business Services
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Outcome based meetings /
Agendas are so last year /
Record results, leave.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
You better stop Bruce, these Haikus become addicting. haha!
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Mike Frenette
Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Meetings, dang meetings /
Conduct some Scrums Instead, eh? / [a little Canadian, here]
Focus on what's done!
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What about what's next? /
Focus on that too I say! /
Of course! We should do!
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Those nasty barriers /
They will bite your team so hard /
Solve for happiness!
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Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Careful Mike, you'll fritter away your meetings conjuring Haikus...
I like how you worked in some localization of language into yours. If I do a book, I may have to provide a few pages for yours (and other commenters).
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
Introduced the scope!
I don't like scope, it's creepy
Please manage the creep.
Dave Davis
Senior Project Manager| Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Springboro, Oh., United States
Ive got todays to-do list planned! /
Phone rings and I am given the crisis du jour /
It 5 oclock, no items off of to-do list - boo hoo!
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Hi David, is that a Haiku? I use the 5-7-5 (syllables) format. But nice nonetheless!
Dave Davis
Senior Project Manager| Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Springboro, Oh., United States
its out of the box Haiku.
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Nice Haiku David /
Is it out of box Haiku? /
Or just out of scope?
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
Taunting me to leave,
The clock crawls like a snail
More PowerPoint Yay!
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
We've all been there. Wishing we were home watching paint dry, instead of in a meeting.
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
oh...I keep missing the "/" at the end of my lines...oops!
My haiku ends wrong /
Forward slash has been missing /
Poems correct now!
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
How about PM limericks?
There was a PMO upstairs /
Which butted into non PM affairs /
Operations were caught /
In a net that was taught /
The business survives now on prayers!
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
oh heck, Robert Prol, now you've really got me going...haiku and limericks (even though you never suggested the limericks)
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Some scope creep slinked in through the door /
It coiled, prepared to strike from the floor /
But the Change control board /
Pulled out plans it had stored /
Stakeholders fought creep through accord!
Robert Prol
Project Manager| KPMG LLP
East Sandwich, Ma, United States
That's an awesome limerick! I can't make them up without incorporating sex, or curse words.
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
Limericks have curse words galore /
That's what limericks were really made for /
I changed it i know /
G Rated word flow /
My limericks are clean PM lore!
Mike Frenette
Manager, IT PMO| Halifax Water (retired)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
I like limericks too... maybe even... dare I say... better? :)
Michael - sounds like you might want to consider starting a separate blog! ;)
Michael Adams
Solutions Architect| LANL
Los Alamos, Nm, United States
Thanks Mike. Limericks are tough. I may well stick to haiku.
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