Project Lead
The Project Leads are leading the project and product development teams at Holistic Engineering Laboratories Ltd. They are in charge of the engineering activities of their teams, leading the virtual project teams and also act as interface to the customers.
Rules
Once you have a detailed, foolproof plan, stick to it rigidly, no matter how the circumstances change. Under no circumstances should you work iteratively or try experiments and pilots. Those might reveal that your plan isn’t perfect, forcing you to adjust it—and that would be a real waste of time.
Always remain positive and optimistic, even when the numbers and data clearly indicate otherwise. This way, you’ll keep your employees motivated until the very last moment and deliver the maximum surprise to your stakeholders.
To champion heroics, aim for the hockey stick shape in your burn-up charts. This way, you and your team can showcase how you heroically accomplish an infinite amount of work at the last moment. It also increases your chances of being named Team of the Year.
Seize every opportunity to present your project as red, only to skillfully turn it green at the right moment—proving that you and your team have what it takes to be real heroes. If that’s not feasible, the reverse strategy works just as well: keep your project green until the very end. This shields you from disruptive management attention and lets you step away just before it becomes glaringly, irreversibly red and crashes spectacularly.
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