Before revision: Project management anti-patterns Project management anti-patterns included in the Antipatterns book include Blowhard Jamboree (an excess of industry pundits) , analysis paralysis , Viewgraph Engineering (too much time spent making presentations and not enough on the actual software) , Death by Planning (similarly, too much planning) , Fear of Success (irrational fears near to project completion) , The Corncob (difficulties with people) , Intellectual Violence (intimidation through use of jargon or arcane technology) , Irrational Management (bad management habits) , Smoke and Mirrors (excessive use of demos and prototypes by salespeople) , Throw It Over the Wall (forcing fad software engineering practices onto developers without buy-in) , Fire Drill (long periods of monotony punctuated by short crises) , The Feud (conflicts between managers) , and e-mail Is Dangerous (situations resulting from ill-advised e-mail messages)
After revision: Project management anti-patterns Project management anti-patterns included in the Antipatterns book include Blowhard Jamboree (an excess of industry pundits) Analysis paralysis Viewgraph Engineering (too much time spent making presentations and not enough on the actual software) Death by Planning (similarly too much planning) Fear of Success (irrational fears near to project completion) The Corncob (difficulties with people) Intellectual Violence (intimidation through use of jargon or arcane technology) Irrational Management (bad management habits) Smoke and Mirrors (excessive use of demos and prototypes by salespeople) Throw It Over the Wall (forcing fad software engineering practices onto developers without buy-in) Fire Drill (long periods of monotony punctuated by short crises) , The Feud (conflicts between managers) : e-mail Is Dangerous (situations resulting from ill-advised e-mail messages)