Avoiding the OS phase--

Robert Baim is an internationally recognized executive consultant, trainer, and author. He divides his time between teaching advanced principles of project management and helping major corporations to actually implement efficient project management processes. Bob is now president of TECG, LLC and lives with his wife in Southern Virginia. When the phrase OS Phase is introduced to any group of professionals, the first response is often confusion as to what the OS Phase means. The following OS Phase descriptions from the first chapter should make it clear. The OS Phase can occur in any aspect of our lives. The OS Phase on a project is when you admit that you've overrun the authorized budget limit or zoomed past the target end date without warning anyone ahead of time. The OS Phase is the ponit in time when a perfect plan stops coming together. The OS Phase is synonymous with the experience companies encounter just before they file for bankruptcy protection. The OS Phase is the point in time when chaos reaches its peak and careers begin to change. Once the OS Phase is understood, it is difficult to get it out of your mind. Every day we see projects, we see companies, we see many events that hit a crisis phase. That crisis phase is the OS Phase.