Fully agree with Scott, Murphy's law will show his presence in any project (and also in our life) but a heavy and active risk management can help control Murphy Saving Changes...
Boris GonzalezPlant Engineer| Dr Oetker Canada LtdToronto, Ontario, Canada
The keypoint is to be awareof what we are controlling and what we are not. If we keep tracking the progress and performance of a project, then,m we will be able to detect when something is going wrong...and take the proper action. Saving Changes...
Murphy's is always looking over my shoulder. He his always a stakeholder on the projects i manage. One of which deserves my continuous attention. Being managing the scope, schedule, costs and or risks Saving Changes...
Project Managers quickly learn that Murphy's Law, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong", applies to any and all projects. However, too many Project Managers get blind-sided by it because they do not pay enough attention to risk management. Because they do not want anything to go wrong they tend to avoid spending enough time searching out possible problems before they occur. Its human nature to want to focus on the good things and avoid thinking about the bad, but on a project this is a mistake. Effective, continuous risk management is too often undervalued no matter which methodology is being used. Saving Changes...
Kimberly KillianDirector of AI, Insight Technology| BellomyNorth Carolina, United States
Jul 28, 2016 8:22 AM
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Murphy's Law
If anything can go wrong, it will.
Corollaries
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
Everything takes longer than you think.
If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way will promptly develop.
Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
Every solution breeds new problems.
Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.
I think Murphy leans a little to the negative and it's a matter of how we face change that makes a difference. Change in a project is inevitable and expected and how we approach and handle change becomes the challenge and ultimately reflects how successful the project was received by the stakeholders - leading for more acceptance from stakeholders for future projects. I've discovered that my repertoire with my stakeholders and constant communication regarding the project in all of its process leads to smoother understanding. Saving Changes...
Ratnakar GandheHead of EDS and smart energy solutions| Mindteck India LtdBangalore, Kar., India
Any loose thread in project, Murphy would show up. I think while we take care of risk management in every step in project, it helps in bench marking and further raising the bar to achieve higher success over the period. I always felt that mere presence of Murphy has helped in better and sharper application of project management process Saving Changes...
Asad AbbasManager Program Management| Publicis SapientBangalore, Karnataka, India
Possibility stated in Murphy's law can be reduced by using the concepts of ATDD,TDD and Automation testing. Even Agile relies heavily on them. While creating a task we need to have a clear Acceptance Criteria and well defined "Definition of Done". That really helps in ensuring that nothing is falling through the crack.
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Aug 30, 2016 6:39 AM
George Lewis
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Interesting, can you think about any other Asad?
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George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
Aug 30, 2016 6:16 AM
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Possibility stated in Murphy's law can be reduced by using the concepts of ATDD,TDD and Automation testing. Even Agile relies heavily on them. While creating a task we need to have a clear Acceptance Criteria and well defined "Definition of Done". That really helps in ensuring that nothing is falling through the crack.
Interesting, can you think about any other Asad? Saving Changes...
Christian VelazquezBARA Process Lead| Cadena de Descuento BARAMonterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
It does happen so you need to be aware of the impact probability to make the proper response plan. Saving Changes...
Kristin KinardIT Analyst| NovelisAlpharetta, Ga, United States
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. My personal experience is to act quickly to items that arise and it will keep you on track. A regular cadence of update meetings seems to work very well to keep all lines of communication open Saving Changes...
