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Venkatesh Rao
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Conversational account. For work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian. IKEA builder.

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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 12 Jan 2018
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      I have an allergic reaction to things like PMP certifications, Lean Six Sigma etc. They are religions, and the certifications are theology certifications/purity tests. Take a bunch of academic things without crediting sources, wrap in bullshit packaging, add some theology, sell

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    2. Diane Foley‏ @Tantele 12 Jan 2018
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      They didn't help solve real problems as much as they provided a framework for different disciplines within an org to work together.

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 12 Jan 2018
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      Yeah, artificial common language sold as something much more. Most such things could be replaced with a glossary, list of reference readings, and a cocktail party.

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    4. Diane Foley‏ @Tantele 12 Jan 2018
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      Yes that, but also a commonly understood way of describing a path forward on a project. The unspoken drag of "where are we going with all this...? Finance, marketing and technical don't necessarily share a common view.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    5. Diane Foley‏ @Tantele 12 Jan 2018
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      Don't want to mount a vigorous defense here b/c the training is bloated but reading does little to help the clashes that happen during a real project.

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    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 12 Jan 2018
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      And you think LSS really helps smooth that or just create an illusion of smoothness with hidden costs elsewhere? (My view is latter)

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    7. Diane Foley‏ @Tantele 12 Jan 2018
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      PMP and LSS are project based. Business success is not directly related to the sum of the successful projects minus the costs of the failed ones. The view of the project as the unit is weak.

      1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 12 Jan 2018
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      Ah now that’s an intriguing insight I can get behind. Jibes with my current thinking and recent experiences.

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    9. Diane Foley‏ @Tantele 12 Jan 2018
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      Have you seen a company that does something radically different than managing a set of projects? Sadly, I never did.

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 12 Jan 2018
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      Benefit of consulting work is broad sampling. Certain tech companies have broken the sum-of-projects mentality. A hint of this model is visible here. https://plus.google.com/110981030061712822816/posts/AaygmbzVeRq …

      5:51 PM - 12 Jan 2018
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        1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 12 Jan 2018
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          Sorry wrong link, here’s the original https://plus.google.com/+RipRowan/posts/eVeouesvaVX …

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