Needless to say, there wasn’t much
progress while the project manager was away. The designers spent a lot of time fixing problems
that were interesting and in the neighborhood, without really getting much done
on the software design itself.
The IT people were grateful for the extra
help, but the project mostly wandered aimlessly away from the original
short-term intent..
After the project manager returned, the
carelessness of the launch was reflected in a continuing lack of focus. The
project wasn’t very large, but the eventual cost and finish date were way out
of line.
