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Subject:Re: Project Management Skills and Tech Writing. From:Bonni Graham <bonnig -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 18 Sep 1995 19:40:16 -0700
Gwen wrote:
>So ... I don't wanna see no GANTTs, or PERTs or critical paths or any of
>that stuff, I had enough of that in college and my boss breaks out in a
>rash whenever I bring it up. What's a good model of project management
>that lets us have our fun and still keeps everyone working together to
>get the product out on time?
My improvisational comedy director refers to managing creative people as
"herding
cats." Based on managing my assistant an subcontractor, I'd say that's as good a
model as any...
Bonni Graham
Manual Labour
bonnig -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com
