tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post3021000567609684311..comments2022-11-21T05:13:30.633-05:00Comments on Rogue Project Leader: TSPR, Trust & StrengthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-39343504003019393522009-08-31T22:39:36.449-04:002009-08-31T22:39:36.449-04:00Hey, thanks for the kind words, Dave, and the insi...Hey, thanks for the kind words, Dave, and the insight & personal experience.<br /><br />You bring up a very good point, which I should have mentioned in my post. Sometimes, trust isn't possible. And in those cases, we need to figure out a way to either develop trust or find a different person / organization to work with. When trust is violated and can't be repaired, it's time to walk away.<br /><br />The ability, courage and willingness to throw the BS flag, as you said, is an important part of the whole dynamic.<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-61673890452416395762009-08-31T22:12:54.798-04:002009-08-31T22:12:54.798-04:00Dan,
Don't know where you find all this stuff....Dan,<br />Don't know where you find all this stuff...awesome. I appreciate that your eloquence and viewpoints go back to your CGO days.<br /><br />I survived the tail end of TQM/QAF and pretty much all of TSPR as an analyst, and neither was a good fit; QAF was an abuse of analysis to fit predetermined conclusions, and TSPR was used/abused to reduce oversight. Trust but verify was, in many cases, limited to the trust portion. As a junior analyst I refused to sign off on contract bonuses for non-functional software. I was fired, and another analyst signed. Later, an almost exaxt recurrence of this involved the F-22 Ops Testing. I can recall two specific cases of contractors providing contract oversight (but it's OK, they signed an agreement to work fairly). <br /><br />Real rogues may trust, but I consider myself rogue-ish for my willingness to question the info I'm given. In one briefing the real data matched the simulation very (VERY!) well. I asked how they got such an impressive match. The answer? Change the constant of gravity. The engineer who answered my question was never heard from again on that program, and no, I will never trust that company again. Trust is a personal relationship, and I've only rarely been given the chance to develop that relationship before I, or the contract personnel, were reassigned.<br /><br />Contracting can work great -- witness the lack of military at the gates of stateside bases -- but we need to keep oversight in the mix. We (Gov't) want to pay for a service and be done with it, and not pay ongoing benefits to the providers; and contractors want to provide those service for money. This is a good match. We should go in with reasonable expectations of trust, but not be afraid to throw up the BS flag if that trust is violated.<br /><br />Kudos,<br /><br />daveDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602173278499379421noreply@blogger.com