What Sci-Fi Movies Teach Us About Project Management Skills

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday December 19, 2013 @03:27PM from the I'm-afraid-I-can't-accept-that-proposal-dave dept.

Esther Schindler writes "It's certainly fun to pretend to find work inspiration from our favorite SF films. That's what Carol Pinchefsky does in two posts, one about positive business lessons you can take away from SF films (such as 'agile thinking can save many a project (and project manager) in a crisis' from Robocop and team motivation lessons from Buffy), and the other, 5 Project Management Horror Stories Found in Sci-Fi Movies, with examples of the impact of poor documentation on Captain America."

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SF and project management by rossdee · 2013-12-19 15:47 · Score: 5, Insightful

"We shall redouble our efforts"
The commander of Death Star 2 when Vader told him the Emperor was coming to inspect the project.
Re:What Sci-fi movies? by ScottCooperDotNet · 2013-12-19 17:13 · Score: 5, Insightful

Don't let Khan near anything.
If it breeds, it can take over your ship.
Sleeping with the test proctor will let you beat the no-win scenario.
If you have a bad feeling about something, it's a trap.