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liar's club: a standalone construct

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Project management

the practice in development projects of hiding known rework or problems from others in the hope that someone else reveals trouble first, which delays fixes and raises cost.

In project management, liar's club refers to the practice in development projects of hiding known rework or problems from others in the hope that someone else reveals trouble first, which delays fixes and raises cost. This meaning comes from Ford (2003) in Concurrent Engineering.[1]

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concurrent engineering1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructcost4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsdevelopment1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Ford, D. N., & Sterman, J. D. (2003). The Liar's Club: Concealing Rework in Concurrent Development. Concurrent Engineering, 11(3), 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1177/106329303038028

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