We become poor professionals when we do not know our anchors and the big picture we are part of, when our efforts are based in wrong mental models, and when the big picture, the view from the many, has changed without we noticing it. Then, we are in real trouble if we think we know what we are talking about.
We are always part of larger contexts, some we understand, but not all as it can be difficult to grasp big picture contexts from our own small point of view. I have come to think that the five anchors and big picture contexts covered in this chapter are the most important to get a hold of to become good project managers and good professionals. Understanding these anchors helps us connect the dots. To understand the broader ...
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