http://www.pmhut.com/the-onion-rule-for-project-managers Thu, 24 May 2012 20:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.pmhut.com/the-onion-rule-for-project-managers/comment-page-1#comment-3548 PEZ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:47:47 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=3251#comment-3548 I definately have experienced that peeling feeling many times. Seems like the most efective way to fight it is to apply learning. Whenever a layer needs to be peeled of, make sure you do it the Toyota way and find the root cause. Then remove that cause. I definately have experienced that peeling feeling many times. Seems like the most efective way to fight it is to apply learning. Whenever a layer needs to be peeled of, make sure you do it the Toyota way and find the root cause. Then remove that cause.

]]> http://www.pmhut.com/the-onion-rule-for-project-managers/comment-page-1#comment-3488 William W. (Woody) Williams Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:52:04 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=3251#comment-3488 The "Onion Rule" is one of the primary reasons estimation (duration and effort/hours) often produces less than optimal results. When even the most simple seeming task has a variance between 5 minutes and ten days, it's hopeless. The biggest challenge we face, especially in technology projects, is under estimating complexity. The “Onion Rule” is one of the primary reasons estimation (duration and effort/hours) often produces less than optimal results. When even the most simple seeming task has a variance between 5 minutes and ten days, it’s hopeless. The biggest challenge we face, especially in technology projects, is under estimating complexity.

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