Fast forward four months. The project is floundering, its once confident leader now grim-faced and haggard from the late night and weekend work. The original Gantt chart is out the window. Those dreams of a raise are long-gone replaced by a fear of pending unemployment. He is secretly updating his resume and contacting recruiters. The experienced team member that was passed over has seen all his fears about the schedule and budget come true. Adding insult to injury, he has been assigned to be the newbie project manager’s assistant to try to salvage the project somehow. He is secretly updating his resume and contacting recruiters. The manager wonders how things could have gone so wrong and now she has to explain to the board members why the project is over-budget and behind schedule — the same board members that questioned her choice of a rookie project manager. She is secretly up…
