Just for fun, I’ve posted a picture of a bluebird one of my customers sent me. This picture was taken with a nest-cam outside one of his birdhouses. Did you know that baby bluebirds go from hatchling to flying machine in only 18 days! That’s a model of efficiency!
That’s right! This bluebird is only 18 days old! Like a machine, every cell in its body knows whether to contribute to flesh, bone, or feather within three weeks. And then it’s off.
I want our project management organization to work this efficiently – like a machine. Ever hear of Intelligent Design? The theory essencially says that when a thing looks like it was designed, then it was designed. To me, the bluebird looks like it was designed. So who was the designer?
Can our projects run like they were designed? Like a grand plan set forth in seven days and then implemented with flawless execution? That’s the way I want our products to flow. Wasting time “figuring things out” slows growth and limits potential. Instead, let’s model our projects after the bluebird!
Okay, that’s a litte simplistic… Which one among us is God? We are flawed beings, and our products and projects reflect our limitations. But we can still strive for it, can we not? Flawless project execution… That’s my new goal. 🙂
–newshirt