The Revolutions of Christ, The Secession of the South, and the Revolutionary War

Rejoice Comrades!

Tis the season to reflect on revolutions and project management.

Have you ever wondered what took the Catholic Church so long to become such a dominant religion? Poor Project Management Skills. If you are going to run a successful revolutionary religion, then you need to be sure to nail down a great Statement of Work, make sure you have the Authorization to Proceed, and then get cracking. A more efficient breakdown of the work packages for the Catholic Church would have resulted in a quicker conversion/success, and thereby increasing the Revolutionary Shareholder Value more quickly.

The South could have done better in the Civil War if they had determined their resources better than the North. Sadly, Economics and the study of it did not exist as we know it today, and therefore they had poor planning. Revolutionary project management can only work if you make sure that you document your assumptions once you get your Revolutionary Statement of Work and before you proceed with issuing a declaration of Secession to the US Congress.

Now the US Revolutionary War had some great revolutionary project management. Let's call him Comrade General Project Manager George Washington did very well. He worked with his counterparts in Marketing (Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin) to issue their ideological statements, and got buy in from the majority of the stakeholders (the Colonies), and then proceeded to revolt. I could go into details, but most of my good comrades are familiar with them.

Ahh, yes, Rejoice Comrades!