Project Managing the Common Cold

You’ll enjoy this blog entry from Project Connections:

http://blog.projectconnections.com/project_practitioners/2010/01/managing-the-common-coldas-a-project.html

The author, Margaret de Haan, suffering from a severe head cold, writes out a project plan, complete with tasks (coughing, sneezing, TV watching, sleeping, taking, meds, etc.), schedule, Budget ($94 cold!!), Risks (flu instead of cold) with associated costs (more doctor visits and meds), etc.

It’s good laugh, but it’s also a good reminder of insights you can glean by writing down the basics of a project plan for just about anything. Did you ever expect your cold cost you $100?!

Enjoy!

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