The Top 10 things Lewis & Clark learned about
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eXploration
eXpedition
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Aggressive
American
Agile
Projects
#10: Have a Sponsor• It helps if it’s the President.• Corollary: The Sponsor ALWAYS
underestimates resource requirements and costs;– Originally TJ proposed 10-12 men and $2500– Final costs were 33+ men and $38,722
• Corollary #2: The project goals are ALWAYS impossible. There is no western waterway from Saint Louis to the Pacific.
#9: Pair Paddling
• Lewis AND Clark
• 3 is OK
#8: Iterative Development• Major waypoint at Fort Mandan.
• Pacific Ocean was only the halfway point.
#7: Co-location• Other than an
occasional scouting trip, the team spent every living moment together.
• Even when they outsourced some of this to the Indians, the Indians were co-located.
#6: Start with a plan
#5: Simple Design
• Follow the river
#4: Responding to Change over Following a Plan
• Oh s#!%, a mountain
#3: Hire a Consultant/Coach
• Where would they have been without Sakakawea?
#2: Test First
#1: Sometimes you just can’t avoid a waterfall