Think you’ve killed a project? Maybe you have never worked with Marty. Marty is a well-meaning manager who didn’t want to kill a particular product or its associated projects because of his strong customer relationships.
I was responsible for several products for three years. After the third year, my management decided to phase out Product2 in favor of Product4. So, I was responsible for Product1, Product2 phase-out, Product3, and Product4. I was supposed to finish the Product2 phase-out in two months.
Well, we did. Except not all of our customers wanted to move to Product4. I’ve known these customers for years ...
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