![rw-book-cover](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5ab1eaa-b089-4f83-8c1b-aae828c58909_1600x900.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[John cutler|John Cutler]] - Full Title:: TBM 248: Project-Ish - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[company-culture|Company Culture]], - URL:: https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-248-project-ish - Finished date:: [[2023-10-13]] ## Highlights > ![](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5ab1eaa-b089-4f83-8c1b-aae828c58909_1600x900.png) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hcm2k7jye9epw53cm98ewwdp)) > At a certain point of project-ish-ness, we start calling the thing A Project. At work, we have a name for Big Project-ish Projects: Big Messy Projects (BMPs). That’s our signal we need to pay attention—name it to tame it. Otherwise, there’s a good chance things will deteriorate. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hcm2kvshjn2weagc16g2ncb6))