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Do you actually have to follow these rules? Is this a kind of "best practice guideline" that PMs only sorta follow? Or is this rulebook ever/sometimes used as a
by otoburb 12y ago
Do you actually have to follow these rules? Is this a kind of "best practice guideline" that PMs only sorta follow? Or is this rulebook ever/sometimes used as a procedural weapon between PMs battling for resources, budgets or influence?
- mturmon 12y agoOf course you don't have to follow these. They are the kind of lessons world-weary managers/nerds like to pass around for fun and possible enlightenment.
- thearn4 12y agoThese are largely a list of "best practices", yes. Influence and budgetary conflicts between projects and centers can happen from the "shop floor" all the way up to the capital building. NASA's is one of the most earmarked budgets in the federal government, usually shaped by a few key congressmen with centers in their districts. So a budgetary struggle usually ends in some equilibrium between the deemed "core competencies" of a center pitching new work, and the ability of their congressfolk to direct work or facility construction in spite of technical considerations. (I should probably say that despite the politics involved, I really like what I do. Still the best job I've had by a long shot)
- mcguire 12y agoI wouldn't call them "best practice guidelines". "Wouldn't it be nice if..." is probably a better description. Or maybe, "I think it would be cool if...".