Ponderous at the Ponderosa

Depending upon how long you've been in this industry, you've seen your fair share of bad design, bad code and bad users. Darren A. explains his dealings with bad management, and how a string of edicts there-from can crush kill destroy an organization.

In the past, before management decided to, well, manage, Darren's company was able to complete 15-25 major projects each year. Then they hired a new Head of Software Services, who felt that he needed to actively manage all facets of how things were done...

 To: <Team> From: HOSS Subject: Project Progress Charts Hi Team, Now that our offices are finally redecorated, we can no longer allow any of those pieces of paper stuck to the walls. They look untidy and don't put forth the impression that we want to give to our customers. Henceforth, all project tracking charts are banned.