I remember a question from a “project rescue” webinar I gave a while back - “we’ve been doing this project for 8 years & we’ve not gone live yet”. Well I did laugh. 😆
One day I’ll dig out the recording as proof.
Once I’d stopped laughing I believe I said - “stop”. Check your business case. If it’s “still on” (& it could be, that a case isn’t that sensitive to time, not usually but possible) then ok. Get it over the line. But if not, stop.
Okay, Mark, that's a brilliant (and horrifying!) anecdote.
Your advice – "Stop. Check your business case. If still valid (rarely), finish. If not, stop" – is precisely the brutal honesty needed. After 8 years, the original "why" is almost certainly obsolete. Classic sunk cost fallacy at play!
I remember a question from a “project rescue” webinar I gave a while back - “we’ve been doing this project for 8 years & we’ve not gone live yet”. Well I did laugh. 😆
One day I’ll dig out the recording as proof.
Once I’d stopped laughing I believe I said - “stop”. Check your business case. If it’s “still on” (& it could be, that a case isn’t that sensitive to time, not usually but possible) then ok. Get it over the line. But if not, stop.
Okay, Mark, that's a brilliant (and horrifying!) anecdote.
Your advice – "Stop. Check your business case. If still valid (rarely), finish. If not, stop" – is precisely the brutal honesty needed. After 8 years, the original "why" is almost certainly obsolete. Classic sunk cost fallacy at play!
Indeed. Classic “we’ve got so far we might as well…” too. as per your note
Very interesting and accurate article 🌈👍