WYSIWYG?

 

WYSIWYG

What you see may not be what you get. Similarly, what you hear may not be true. This is a common problem many project managers, even the veterans, often fail to avoid in their projects. Do not take face-values as facts. Sometimes, the root cause of a problem may not be obvious. For example, we often hear things like - "The application is slow!". Is it true that the application is not optimized or something else? What is true then? Is the 'blue color' that you are looking at now the same as what I have seen? Color is nothing but an effect due to different wavelength of light. Take a look at the image below. If I say Box A is the same color as Box B, will you believe me?

There is no trickery here, and trust me that your eyes are normal. However, Box A is indeed the same color as Box B. The problem is our eyes see things differently under different environment. Next time when you are conducting an investigation to solve a project problem, ensure that you do a proper fishbone (or Cause & Effect Analysis) diagram to identify the actual root cause before jumping into conclusion. Dive deeper, explore further…