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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Mention Typical Project Management Lies
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
After receiving requirements over the phone and without much detail:
"I can finish the project in a month, I have done this several times before."
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Anton Oosthuizen Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self Employed Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
No problem, we'll put extra resources on the project and make up the lost time.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
"These are the final requirements"

"Read my lips, no further changes"

"What could possibly go wrong?"
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1 reply by anca stefanescu
Aug 24, 2018 1:44 AM
anca stefanescu
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I vote for "These are the final requirements" with my both hands.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Everything is under control !
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1 reply by Pier Luigi Calabria
Aug 14, 2018 2:42 AM
Pier Luigi Calabria
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That is a good one!!
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Pier Luigi Calabria Project Manager| INFORM Institut für Operations Research und Management GmbH, Aachen, Germany Aachen, Germany
Aug 13, 2018 11:20 PM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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Everything is under control !
That is a good one!!
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Srikana Ray
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IT Project Manager
"We can do it."
Reality most of the time there is no choice to say 'No'.
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1 reply by George Lewis
Aug 14, 2018 9:24 AM
George Lewis
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Srikana - and they say "we", they're really saying you can do it, I trust you...

Yea right...
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
I like the "we will put extra resources on it". Like more people are not just going to make it worse.

I have heard "I am not asking you to work overtime, I just want this task done today"
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1 reply by George Lewis
Aug 14, 2018 9:23 AM
George Lewis
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Dinah - that's a good one! Incredible that it is OFTEN used...

"we will put extra resources on it"
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Aug 14, 2018 8:53 AM
Replying to Dinah Young
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I like the "we will put extra resources on it". Like more people are not just going to make it worse.

I have heard "I am not asking you to work overtime, I just want this task done today"
Dinah - that's a good one! Incredible that it is OFTEN used...

"we will put extra resources on it"
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Aug 14, 2018 8:49 AM
Replying to Srikana Ray
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"We can do it."
Reality most of the time there is no choice to say 'No'.
Srikana - and they say "we", they're really saying you can do it, I trust you...

Yea right...
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Farouq Zaabab Researcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| Freelancer Sohar, Oman
"Consider it done!"
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