"They" say that the three most important tasks of project management are:
- Communicate
- Communicate, and
- Communicate
After a few days she called from the road to check on the cat:
She asked: "How is Millie doing?"
I responded: "Millie is dead"
A pause
She scolded: "You could have let me down more easily; you could've said Millie is on the roof.
Then later you could tell me she fell off the roof and died"
With contrition, I responded: "Yes, I was insensitive. A lesson learned, to be sure"
A pause
She asked: "And, how is my mother?"
Confidently, I responded: "She's on the roof!"
She asked: "How is Millie doing?"
I responded: "Millie is dead"
A pause
She scolded: "You could have let me down more easily; you could've said Millie is on the roof.
Then later you could tell me she fell off the roof and died"
With contrition, I responded: "Yes, I was insensitive. A lesson learned, to be sure"
A pause
She asked: "And, how is my mother?"
Confidently, I responded: "She's on the roof!"
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