By Michael W. McLaughlin, Contributing Editor
"Here's one project I wish I'd never taken on. They never even paid me," griped Steve as he waved a three-year-old client invoice at me. "And," he added, "I should've seen it coming."
Steve's project "blew up" according to the client and, piqued, the client withheld the final payment.
Even though he had toiled long hours to deliver a great outcome, when the results fell short, he took the fall. Sadly, such project blow-ups happen more often than most consultants care to admit.
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