I’ve taken over many projects and that’s fine. Rescuing projects is great, and taking over for someone leaving the company or taking leave of their job for a while is fine as well. But there is nothing like starting from scratch…owning the project from alpha to omega. That can really drive the creative juices of the project manager who enjoys “owning” the entire engagement.
When I was a software developer I had many instances where I had to “revise” someone else’s code. I hated that! Figuring out what functions they were really trying to handle in each piece of the code was laborious and mind numbing. Starting from scratch where you plan your coding strategy – that’s where the real creativity came in. And I feel strongly – that same way – about project management engagements for my clients. Owning a project – creating it from the ground up – is where one can truly shine. On the flip side, if you fail you have no one to blame it on! But that’s a discussion for another article...
When I was a software developer I had many instances where I had to “revise” someone else’s code. I hated that! Figuring out what functions they were really trying to handle in each piece of the code was laborious and mind numbing. Starting from scratch where you plan your coding strategy – that’s where the real creativity came in. And I feel strongly – that same way – about project management engagements for my clients. Owning a project – creating it from the ground up – is where one can truly shine. On the flip side, if you fail you have no one to blame it on! But that’s a discussion for another article...
