Percent Complete is a Lie
2014-09-29
I’m sure you’ve been there – you’re sitting in a project status meeting, and a manager is going around the room asking for updates on all the assigned tasks: “is this task complete? No, then what % complete is it?”, or “this task was at 50% complete last week, what % would you say it is today?” No, just no. Percent Complete is a Lie. A complete lie. It gives everyone in the meeting a false sense of progress, masks potential risks, and ultimately leads to schedule slippages. A task has been stalled at 80% for 3 weeks now, finally it’s starting to become a criticalRead More →