Ivory towers jeopardize value creation
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5 min readFeb 4, 2024
I vividly remember my years as a waterfall project manager. I was earnestly doing the best I could, but in hindsight, I can see how I sometimes failed miserably. One of these disasters is a great example of bad ivory tower behaviour.
The goal of the project was to repair a financial regulation issue. I had an architect who designed a high-level solution. After careful review, the solution was approved. Then a senior software engineer created the detailed solution. 4 months in, once this…
