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    "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/DMLCQ6UYTRUYG2MNWOQ4JVOLVFN6YARF/?format=api",
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        "address": "salo (a) saloits.com",
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    "sender_name": "Timothy J. Salo",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered",
    "date": "2009-09-13T04:30:48Z",
    "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/SLSJEOUW2K5AWPCBD4SEXDKGHTM6RNZ2/?format=api",
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    "content": "> ... missed a deadline.  That is a foundation of project\n> management no matter if it is paid or unpaid.  ... it means\n> someone (or group) is not capable of good project management.\n\nI think this focus on project management is probably both\nunfair and misdirected.\n\nFirst, it is unfair because very, very few organizations are\nreally good at project management.  A few organizations are\nreally good at project management because they invest\nconsiderable resources in developing a strong project management\norganization, including people, data, processes, and culture.\nIt is highly unreasonable to expect AMSAT to even be able to\nmake this sort of investment, much less actually do it.  A few\norganizations are good at project management because they do\nthe same thing over and over with a stable, experienced crew.\nAfter you have built ten bridges, you have a pretty good\nidea how long it will take your crew to build the eleventh.\nAMSAT  simply doesn't build enough satellites or, I believe,\nhave enough depth in its development organization, to be able\nto either accurately estimate the resources required to build a\nsatellite, or to reliably execute according to a realistic plan.\nAnd, a lot of organizations, in essence, cheat.  They overestimate\nin hopes that hitting their schedule,  Or, they throw more\nresources at the project that is behind in order to meet the\nschedule.  Or, they reduce the scope of the project.  Or, if\nthey are government contractors, they keep negotiating\nchanges-in-scope to their contract in order to pay for any cost\noverruns.\n\nThe truth is, development projects, by their very nature, are\nrisky (in the sense that success is uncertain).  In fact,\nmost development projects fail -- but, we just don't hear\nabout them.\n\nI also believe that this focus on project management is\nmisdirected.  In my view, the focus should be on\n_development_ management, not project management.  While the\nscope and authority of the project management function\nvaries across organizations, in general, its job is to\nsupport the development management.  And, I believe that\nAMSAT does need to substantially improve its management\nof development projects.  But, that is obviously difficult,\nin part because successfully managing development projects\nrequires skills that are often in shorter supply than those\nrequired to actually build a satellite.  But, that is another\nlong, topic...\n\nBy the way, someone else wrote:\n\n > ... There is no such thing as \"good project mamagement\" in an\n > all volunteer effort where all the critical work gets done by\n > techincally skilled and motivated volunteers.\n\nI don't believe that this is at all true.  I do believe,\nhowever, that managing a volunteer development team is\nmuch more challenging.\n\nAnd,\n\n > ... The last thing we need is a bunch of clueless managers ...\n\nAgain, _good_ development management is rare.  But, good\ndevelopment management significantly increases the chances\nof success.  Of course, one the skills of a good development\nmanager is managing technical people who consider all managers\nto be clueless.\n\n-tjs\n\n",
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