Jer
When PMing Turns into Babysitting
The client wanted me to communicate with everyone what had happened. What went down was a slow-motion train wreck in 4k.
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ASTUTELY OBTUSE
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Welcome to Astutely Obtuse, a site dedicated to discussing the obvious in a snarky way. The business world and project management aren't the optimistic utopia often expressed by colleges and instructors with certification bodies. Astutely Obtuse is our way of discussing what happens when things go to absolute shit.
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Jer
Nov 208 min read
Why Your Project Team Sucks: Your Organization Loves to Hurt those who Help
Finding the right template takes time. Why would you put in the effort if you’re just going to get hit with directors in full riot gear?
Astutely Obtuse Staff Writer
Jun 175 min read
We Answer More of Your Questions
Well, we’re back. With the gap in posting, we got hit with a lot of questions from our dedicated readers. While our answers were dodgy,...
Josh
Jun 107 min read
The Not So Quiet Genius of Herb Wasserman
Herb recognized that clients are “snot-sucking bastards with the IQ of lumpy fucking gravy.”
Josh
Jun 37 min read
Final Fantasy II: Genocide and Razing the Countryside is No Way to Run an Empire
“Everyone’s dead.” Get used to reading that because you will read it a lot in this game. It’s fucking dark.
Jer
May 285 min read
Staying Young Takes Skills
Will learning a skill keep you young and prevent brain rot? Maybe, we're not a fucking neuroscientist.
Jer
May 206 min read
Why Your Project Team Sucks: Your Stand-Ups are Alive, with the Sound of Jargon
Prioritization by categorization probably isn’t going anywhere.
Josh
May 137 min read
Final Fantasy: It Starts
You’re a warrior of light… ok? Who fucking cares?
Astutely Obtuse Readers
Apr 308 min read
Tales From the Pit or Malicious Compliance at Its Best
What You Don’t Know Apparently Hurts Me? Hi Jer, I’ve been a PM/VA with my company for a bit over seven years. We’re a relatively small...
Josh
Apr 223 min read
The Final Fantasy Challenge: A Vertical Look at the Increasingly Misnamed Final Fantasy Series
Several years ago, I was sitting in a Starbucks with a long-time friend who was working for one of the many wineries in Paso Robles,...
Christina
Oct 2, 20238 min read
Mental Health Mondays | Dressing Up Abuse in a Ball Gown Doesn’t Change That It’s Abuse.
I want to talk about the use of positive feedback as a way to control and manipulate your team.
Jer
Sep 26, 20238 min read
COTS? More Like N-OTS! Am I Right?
They turn to a popular service and hope for the best. They're paying through the piss-hole for it, but at least they're seeing improvement.
Josh
Sep 20, 202314 min read
Case Studies | All You Need is a View of the Great Lakes
Imagine working for a project team that got things out on time, with high quality, and without the pressure of hitting deadlines.
Christina
Sep 4, 20235 min read
Mental Health Mondays: Why We Need to Talk About What Your Employees Are Feeling
Mental Health Mondays is a guest article, written by our former epistolary content creator, Christina. We are super glad she’s back and...
Josh
Aug 28, 202313 min read
Testing, the Need For Quality, and the Neverending Pursuit to Completely Ignore It
The root of the issue is this "magic" idea that shifting left will solve everyone's problems
Josh
Aug 21, 202312 min read
Case Studies | The Toxicity of the Shitty
Is that fucking toddler being enabled by the CEO? Are the people being promoted incapable of saying no?
Josh
Aug 14, 20237 min read
Gaps, Bridges, Just-The-Tip, and New Kinks: Why Only Going Half-Way Will Fuck You
My first question was why an organization would just try to recreate the shitty manual process
Mike
May 18, 20237 min read
Managerial Moments with Mike | The Illusion of Success: The Fallacy of a Unified Façade
Before I trek the winding path of Tsarist Russia, and Catherine’s visit to Crimea let's delve into the façades we use to protect ourselves.
Astutely Obtuse Readers
May 11, 20234 min read
Letters From the Readers | Hostile Take Overs, and Passion Plays
Hey Muh-Dudes, Here’s a story for you guys. I recently (within the past year) took a senior PM position {at a consumer POS company}. The...
Astutely Obtuse Staff Writer
May 1, 20231 min read
Beyond Agile: Part... Uh... | The Pausening
So here we are again... bullshit lawsuits. Since we've started this blog our monthly readership has exploded. It has been a very...
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