Why project fundamentals must come before automation “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” W. Edwards Deming “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker AI is a remarkable accelerator. That is precisely why organizations should be careful where they point it. In a sound project system, AI can shorten cycle times, improve analysis, and relieve teams of low-value administrative work. In a confused system, i
Testing later is usually another way of scheduling rework. “The performance of a system doesn’t depend on how the parts perform taken separately, it depends on how they perform together, how they interact.” Russell L. Ackoff “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” W. Edwards Deming In my last post, I argued that Release on Demand depends on several conditions being true inside the delivery system, and you can find that post here: https://www.projectmanagementforum.