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Needle in Haystack Part II - the solution

Needle in Haystack Part II – the solution

Okay so we have faced the problem. What do we do? It may be prudent, to obtain bye-in from the person who will be looking for the needle in the haystack. Especially if this is a boring task you will need to explain to the person why it is necessary to find the needle and [...]

Needle in Haystack Part I - the problem

Needle in Haystack Part I – the problem

One of the problems I have faced repeatedly in not just project management but in a wide variety of scenarios (even at home) is what I call the ‘Needle in Haystack’ problem. Say I am the manager of a project where the task is to find a needle in a haystack. I assign the task [...]