Comments on: Effective Preplanning: A-Team against MacGyver

By: Bas de Baar

Bas de Baar — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:19:31 +0000

I agree, Dan. And the more I think about it, our Swiss Knife of Project Leadership is our own personality, reputation, communication skillset and emotional intelligence. No more, no less.

By: Dan Ward

Dan Ward — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:10:08 +0000

I LOVE this post – very cool to use the A-Team versus Mac as an example of planning versus improvisation. Both were resourceful, but clearly the A-Team’s “I love it when a plan comes together” approach is 180 degrees away from Mac’s “figure it out when I get there” method.

Given the economic, technological and social environment we find ourselves in these days, I’m going to say the MacGyver approach is probably best suited for project leaders these days…

By: 25 Ways Project People Can Train Their Mental Flexibility — Project Shrink

25 Ways Project People Can Train Their Mental Flexibility — Project Shrink — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:53:57 +0000

[...] 10. Inspirations do not always come from real life successes. Situations can compare very favorably to television shows as well. Relate project scenes / scenarios to your favorite television shows. Mental flexibility granted through an active imagination will lead you to some unconventional yet implementable ideas, not to mention PM metaphors. The A-Team’s resourcefulness comes to mind and you start believing you do not need to be Superman, nor do you need super machines to get to your goals, it is all in the mind and how you adapt your environment to suit your project needs. [more] [...]

By: Bas

Bas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:39:20 +0000

hi Josh, yeah I guess you are right (just loved to create a post in which i could use them pictures )

By: Josh Nankivel

Josh Nankivel — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:47:19 +0000

Are you kidding? Of course we know about the A-Team and MacGyver!

I think they’d end up working together, so perhaps the moral of the story is that good planning and teams coupled with ingenuity win the day.

Josh Nankivel
http://www.PMStudent.com