The Anonymous Widower

What’s The Opposite Of Mushroom Management?

Mushroom management is an old concept, that is a big joke in the dictionary of bad project management. It even has a Wikipedia article, which gives this short description.

keep them in the dark, feed them bullshit, watch them grow

I have on the whole not really suffered from this type of management, as I’ve been managed by some good people.

So it was with great interest that I found this document on the Transport for London web site.

It is a progress report on the various capacity improvements on the London Overground.

It certainly isn’t a document to keep everybody in the dark.

It even gives the phone number and e-mail address of the guy who is in charge of the projects.

We need more fully accessible documents like this one for public projects.

August 26, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | London Overground, Mushroom Management, Project Management