How do you manage a project you don't believe in?

Question

As head of technology I just received a new project, conceived only by the CEO. It&rsquo;s coming to me &ldquo;ready to be built&rdquo;. The project is wrong, there are a lot of bad ideas and it won&rsquo;t work business wise. Usually I have full control on projects but not this one. I did meetings to alert many board members. But it&rsquo;s apparently too shiny on paper. I have to pursue, set up the team and use my skills to make it work "as it".How do you manage a project and do top quality work, when you know everything will go to the trash at the end ?

yann2 · Accepted Answer

You havent mentioned why the CEO is backing the project. This is an important detail.Many projects start out vague and ridiculous that turn out well in the long run. Depends on many factors. Not just technical quality.

anovikov · Answer

What's the problem? If anything it is a good sign. When an organisation pushes unworkable projects on you it means they don't know what they are doing, if they don't know what they are doing they are easy to manipulate. Enjoy.I am doing custom work and manage a team that does it. I see "project makes sense and has potential" as a red flag when considering a new client.