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Cutter is paying attention to IT governance in 2009. The September Cutter Benchmark Review (CBR) reports the results of the recent Cutter IT Governance Survey. The December Cutter IT Journal, which we're editing, is about IT governance. Recent CIO surveys done by others place IT governance in the top echelon of concerns.
Someone has an "ah-ha!" moment. She has read an article, talked with a friend, or heard a great presentation at a conference. "I think we should be doing agile in our company," she says. Some companies, particularly small ones, can simply try agile on their next project without much fuss. In large companies, it is usually a lot harder.
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In this Executive Report, I provide a strategy for the effective management of "fuzzy" projects. A fuzzy project is any project where the goal, the solution, or both are not clearly defined. Managing such high-risk projects is challenging.
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Leadership skills are tested when times are tough, when business is down, and when morale is low. So how do you motivate your people after 20% of their colleagues have been laid off? How do you focus their attention on future prosperity when the future seems so uncertain?
A "fuzzy" project is one where something feels out of sorts. Maybe the goal statement is a bit aggressive and you wonder whether or not it can be achieved. Maybe the proposed solution just doesn't seem to do the job. Or maybe the assumption of a cause-and-effect relationship between goal and solution is a bit of a stretch. Some managers would argue that all of their projects are fuzzy projects.