Man Afraid of Project Planning Solves Problem by Inviting Entire Team to “Quick Sync”

ATLANTA, GA - Flip Washington, a local project manager, is being praised for his innovation after revolutionizing his company's approach to technical project planning. Rather than writing a project plan and sharing it for review, Washington has scheduled a series of agendaless, 2-hour “quick syncs” with all 23 team members involved — just to, you know, bounce some ideas around.

During the meetings, Washington filled the time with vague tangents and technical buzzwords. Crucially, no decisions were made, no responsibilities assigned, and no actionable next steps were established.

“Look, writing a project plan is hard,” Washington explained. “If I commit to something, then people might expect me to actually do something. Or worse — hold me accountable. I always say, never put anything in writing.”

He paused for a moment, adding, “I think I learned that in my MBA program… or maybe it was from my attorney. That whole period of my life is a bit blurry — lots of drinking. But hey, it was college.” This, despite earning his MBA at age 31 in an evening program.

Despite the lack of direction, Washington deflects blame for his company's difficulties: "If these engineers could just get something done, we’d be in good shape."

When asked about next steps, Washington said he’s considering writing a LinkedIn post titled "What Agile Project Planning Taught Me About B2B Sales.”