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followed by blaming the messenger.

• bumby 4y ago
  Do you think they would be blamed if they had actually come up with a solution? The “message” was just stating a problem, not offering a solution. That’s the point. They apparently thought they role was simply to uncover the problem, not figure out a way to solve it, despite being given the authority to do so. In general, people who just point to problems aren’t very well received in either business or personal life.
  • P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
    > we further suggested that there was probably work we had not discovered. Finally, *we made our primary recommendation*, which was to slip the project 12 months to cover the newly-discovered work, and provide margin for any additional remaining work. note the usage of the word primary there. stupid messengers.
    • bumby 4y ago
      Are you implying they offered more to solve the problem? Being generous and conceding maybe that was the case, why don’t you think that fixed anything? Just asking for more time or more people isn’t really a solution. Maybe it can be part of the solution but it should rarely be the primary fix. They already said they had over 200 people on the team, so I would expect some pushback on saying they continually need more resources. It’s like asking for more inventory to cover up quality control issues. It only shows a superficial understanding of the problem.