This is why I *always* sent an email after panel two, saying "as per our discussion on YYYY-MM-DD, I am making the changes you requested, as follows", and summarizing them.
It's amazing how many times in the project autopsy that those emails have exposed the fact that the changes the manager wanted were something he or she was explicitly told not to do by senior management or the project management.
What's amusing is seeing the manager try to explain why I would make those changes without being told to, which they did frequently. Usually it was a variation of "well, he must have misunderstood me".
Upper management would then ask why, when I had sent a clear email stating my understanding, the manager hadn't replied and corrected me.
The usual response was "I don't have time to read emails", which, in an email driven company, usually goes over as well as you'd expect.
I bet if the metric went the other way, the Manager will remember who authorized the changes😅.
Sounds like a conspiracy theory.
Always attribute incompetence, er, neurological disorder before malice? ⚡️🧠
Sometimes you need to attribute a whole big lot of incompetence.
Sorry boss, I'm gonna need that in writing.
Happens all the time
This is why I *always* sent an email after panel two, saying "as per our discussion on YYYY-MM-DD, I am making the changes you requested, as follows", and summarizing them.
It's amazing how many times in the project autopsy that those emails have exposed the fact that the changes the manager wanted were something he or she was explicitly told not to do by senior management or the project management.
What's amusing is seeing the manager try to explain why I would make those changes without being told to, which they did frequently. Usually it was a variation of "well, he must have misunderstood me".
Upper management would then ask why, when I had sent a clear email stating my understanding, the manager hadn't replied and corrected me.
The usual response was "I don't have time to read emails", which, in an email driven company, usually goes over as well as you'd expect.
Bob needs to master the art of passively proactive email communication.