http://svprojectmanagement.com/resource-poaching-101 Project management wisdom from practictioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://svprojectmanagement.com/resource-poaching-101/comment-page-1#comment-1186 alant Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:27:17 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/2008/02/04/resource-poaching-101/#comment-1186 <b>It's often even worse</b> In the described environment, one survival approach would be to "pad" our estimates -- "realistic" estimates would factor in the probability and impact of resource poaching. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to schedules and budgets that are more based upon game theory than on good estimates. Alan Tsuda It’s often even worse
In the described environment, one survival approach would be to “pad” our estimates — “realistic” estimates would factor in the probability and impact of resource poaching. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to schedules and budgets that are more based upon game theory than on good estimates.
Alan Tsuda

]]> http://svprojectmanagement.com/resource-poaching-101/comment-page-1#comment-1185 kwiefling Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:37:11 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/2008/02/04/resource-poaching-101/#comment-1185 Brilliant, insightful and clearly written, Ed. This is one of the biggest headaches team members face on any project. The Project Leader MUST be aware that this is going on and support team members in sorting out the "critical few" priorities form the "important many" barking at their door. Otherwise even if they do a great job they still end up feeling like crap! - Kimberly Wiefling, Author, Scrappy Project Management Brilliant, insightful and clearly written, Ed. This is one of the biggest headaches team members face on any project. The Project Leader MUST be aware that this is going on and support team members in sorting out the “critical few” priorities form the “important many” barking at their door. Otherwise even if they do a great job they still end up feeling like crap! – Kimberly Wiefling, Author, Scrappy Project Management

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