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Breaking the rules: I threw away 10 months of work after 2 months on the job
Breaking the rules: I threw away 10 months of work after 2 months on the job…
When I took over the team, they were in month 8 of a 3-month project to relaunch the company’s ecommerce website. After 2 months leading the team, I decided to scrap it and start over. This is the story of how and why, and whether it all worked out.
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