Going Where No One Has Gone Before
There will be many times, however, when you will encounter a project or an idea that has never been done before. This can be a stressful and nerve-wracking time, but it can also be some of the most rewarding experiences. Since the future is unknown, change is inevitable, and forward progress is a must in the business world; each project could be the next great thing.
Navigating the unknown is a scary proposition for many people. For project managers, it is a rite of passage and an everyday occurrence. Understanding and trusting the process of managing projects can ensure that you, as the project manager, bring vision, completeness, and unity to a project team. Who knows, that team may just be creating the technology needed to make the Starship Enterprise.
Xerox has a legendary research center in Palo Alto, CA where innovation happens. It was there that the Graphical User Interface (what allowed Windows to be Windows), the mouse, Ethernet, and several other groundbreaking items were created. Each project started here has the possibility of launching the next Microsoft.
