E-MailOpen Information
In my last Advisor on agile cultures (see "Agile Integration -- Culture," 12 October 2006), I touched on the concept of open information and wanted to expand on that -- especially the difference in looking at information as an "excuse" versus an "early warning." There is an old project management axiom that states, "Bad news gets worse with age," which admonishes project leaders and others on a project team to surface bad news early so that management (in conjunction with the team, we hope) can decide on what actions need to be taken to counter the negative situation. However, whether teams surface negative information early or wait until it can no longer stay hidden depends not on the team itself but on management's history of reaction to negative information.
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