Zap2it - TV news - Survivor Restages Battle of the Sexes

Well, Survivor has up and gone all post-modern gimmicky, tossing aside it’s trademark originality to repeat the boys v. girls team structure. I particulary like the sound of Dolly the Sheep (Farmer) as a castaway, Ami the “barista” (boy am I going to have all sorts of fun blogging about that) and Brook the Project Manager. Hee.

I’ve always wondered how a PM would handle something like Survivor. Would he/she (a) follow standard protocol by assessing the skills of the team members, outlining all key milestones & tasks, then creating a schedule against which any fish/potable water/whininess variances could be compared? What about a Change Control Board? You gotta have one of those in case someone wants to set up the camp on the beach instead of up the hill under a tree.

Or, will our Castaway PM do what most PMs do and (b) just wing it and hope the season comes in on time and under budget. Think about it. Could be fun…well, it’s fun if you’re a PM geek like me.

11:54 a.m. Update: I just took a look at Survivor’s CBS website and, after taking a look at Brook the Project Manager, I’m going to vote for Option B. Plus, it says he works for the sales team and we all know real project managers don’t ever work for the sales team. {wink}