[AFC] The Order of Development
Let's imagine for a moment, without yet fully understanding why, that PHC applied to a project is hugely influential in bringing about its early completion. That this is proven by its application to a succession of numerous projects. Everyone wants PHC on their project.   
What do we imagine was the turning point; from no-one knowing what PHC is to everyone wanting it on their project? Well, it's the testing of the whole concept on the whole of a project, with the PHC implementation fully supported by the project's management. A 'trial' project.
To get to the trial project, we need a base of 'interest'. We intend to create that interest by deploying a network of PHC 'puppies' each of which has the potential to grow teeth. Each of these puppies will be not a full PHC implementation, but will be a useful tool for use in Project Review, that works on PHC principles. Giving the management of each deployment a 'feel' for how it works. Each deployment will have training on its Project Review 'puppy' that can lead into a full deployment later, on a trigger point.
So we have then, a network of projects that each has their PHC puppy, each one thinking tentatively about taking the plunge and declaring their project The Trial Project!
In practice this transition is very hard to achieve. We've been looking for the trial project for more than 5 years. It is understandable that no-one is going to trust their project to us with this crazy PHC thing that's not tried and tested in the industry. Would you??
Actually it is tried, not just a bit, but quite a lot. But in parts, sections of a project, various trackers used in isolation, and the principles applied as they have developed over this past 16 years.
But there is in fact a way. This PHC puppy idea. We sell a little bit of PHC into a project then into another project then another, until we have built up a critical mass of projects that we can use to do a marketing campaign to find the Trial Project. We tried that before but without the benefit of there being little nuggets of PHC scattered all over.
The little bit of PHC means different things to different viewers. (a) to the project - just a tool, (b) to the project owners (with other future projects in mind) it's an interesting curiosity to see if it can grow or to see if someone else's little bit of PHC can work. 'They take the risk and we watch', (c) to PHC investors - it's a potentially high gain investment, with relatively little risk, (d) to the PHC people (like me) - each is a chance for a trial project. Each is a source of income while the development happens.
What exactly is this 'little bit' of PHC? - it's an Independent Project Review service, the project gives us its core documents and we stage the Project Review and leave behind the Puppy that's a collection of tracking tools and a Concerns Management system. It's a view into the PHC methodology, because it uses the PHC lists for absolute clarity of the Review findings.
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