Who is to Blame for the Failure of a Project?

Show notes

This podcast deals with the question of how to deal with mistakes and problems in projects. Gerhard Friedrich criticizes the widespread practice of obscuring mistakes or referring to them as “challenges” and argues that mistakes should be addressed openly and learned from. He argues that in projects there is very often a clear “right” and “wrong”. While avoiding blame is important, mistakes must be recognized as such and analyzed. It is important to learn from mistakes and improve processes instead of glossing over them just to avoid hurting anyone's feelings.