On the first day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
a half-finished Business Case.
On the second day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Two miserly budgets
And a half-finished Business Case.
On the third day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the fourth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the fifth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the sixth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the seventh day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Seven Change Requests,
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the eighth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Eight new milestones,
Seven Change Requests,
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the ninth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Nine budget cuts,
Eight new milestones,
Seven Change Requests,
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the tenth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Ten new end-users,
Nine budget cuts,
Eight new milestones,
Seven Change Requests,
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Eleven extra tasks,
Ten new end-users,
Nine budget cuts,
Eight new milestones,
Seven Change Requests,
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my Sponsor gave to me…
Twelve external consultants,
Eleven extra tasks,
Ten new end-users,
Nine budget cuts,
Eight new milestones,
Seven Change Requests,
Six new Risks,
Five new stakeholders,
Four graduate developers,
Three implausible milestones,
Two miserly budgets
and a half-finished Business Case.
Happy Christmas to project professionals, stakeholders and Sponsors everywhere!
Steve Syder RPP, FAPM is an interim Director of Programmes & Projects and RPP Assessor based in London. His web site is www.stevesyder.com
He probably has too much time on his hands.
