The six phases of a big project is a cynical take on the outcome of large projects, with an unspoken assumption about their seemingly inherent tendency towards chaos. It can be seen as a parody of the traditional process groups in a project lifecycle. The list is reprinted in slightly different variations in any number of project management books[1] as a cautionary tale.
One such example gives the phases as:[2]
- Unbounded enthusiasm,
- Total disillusionment,
- Panic, hysteria and overtime,
- Frantic search for the guilty,
- Punishment of the innocent, and
- Reward for the uninvolved.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Popik, Barry (16 September 2011). "Six Phases of a Project ("Enthusiasm, disillusionment, panic…")". Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Holland, Winford E. (2001). Red Zone Management: Changing the Rules for Pivotal Times. WinHope Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-9671401-8-8.