Reviewing Specialists
Nearly 200 years ago, French statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord noted, “War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the generals.” Today’s project management corollary is: “The success of your project is too serious a matter to be entrusted solely to specialists.” You can’t afford to lose control of your project by permitting the experts to function beyond their area of expertise and beyond that which makes common sense to you. No matter how competent the specialist, many lack your breadth and perspective to envision how all the pieces fit together. However, you must endure the pain and invest the time to gain an insight into specialized areas of expertise.
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