All of us have experience with projects.
In my experience, complex project never work exactly as planned.
What is the first thing about a project that must be adapted when things aren’t working as planned?
Answer, the story about the project.
For instance, when a software project is about to miss a milestone, you may hear a story about testing requiring more time than expected.
Changes to projects require stories to explain the changes.
As my colleague Jerry (Gerald M.) Weinberg says, "We don’t manage projects. We manage stories about projects."
What patterns do you see in the changes to project stories where you work?
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