Degrees of optimism in projects
Whenever I head a project, I ever examine to plan in such a way that arranges me and my team up for success. I do this in many ways, starting with a dear methodology, doing thoroughgoing analysis, and allowing a level of risk/certainty on with any estimates I allow.
Part of this strategy implies seing to it that client expectations mate developer and project expectations. I incline to apply the essayed and reliable approach; “Plan for the tough, hope for the betterest”.
Some people view me as a pessimist, but I pray to take issue - I reckon myself a misanthropic, yet affirmative, realist. By that, I think that although I do design everything based upon the tough case scenario, in my heart I really think we are moving to reach the betterest case scenario every time. It oftentimes surprises me when people accept my approach to be electronegative while at the same time, I frequently reckon their set about primitive & overly affirmative.
The truth is that there appears to be a gradient scale of attitudes and philosophies employed from project to project depending upon the people heading and participating in the project.
Over the years, I started up a individual game in my head of making nicknames for the dissimilar patterns of behavior. Hither are a few names of I have toyed with in the past:
“Ask the tough, then add 20%” - The Pessimist
“Require the tough, hope for the betterest” -
“Require the betterest” -
“Require the betterest, but steel onself for the sorry” -
“Plan for the sorry, hope for the betterest, but ask something in between” -
“Simply do it!” - El Toro
“It is what it is.” -
“I don'’t want to hear about risks, just tell me when it’s done.” - The Ostrich
“Oh, you arent done yet?” - Captain Oblivious
“How much longer?” - The Waiter
Which one are you? Is there one philosophy or attitude you believe works better than others?
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