Editing Anti-pattern (section)

== Project management anti-patterns ==
Project management anti-patterns included in the ''Antipatterns'' book include:

* Blowhard Jamboree (an excess of industry pundits)
* [[Analysis paralysis]]
* Viewgraph Engineering (too much time spent making presentations and not enough on the actual software)
* Death by Planning (similarly, too much planning)
* Fear of Success (irrational fears near to project completion)
* The Corncob (difficulties with people)
* Intellectual Violence (intimidation through use of jargon or arcane technology)
* Irrational Management (bad management habits)
* [[Smoke and mirrors|Smoke and Mirrors]] (excessive use of demos and prototypes by salespeople)
* Throw It Over the Wall (forcing fad software engineering practices onto developers without buy-in)
* Fire Drill (long periods of monotony punctuated by short crises)
* The Feud (conflicts between managers)
* e-mail Is Dangerous (situations resulting from ill-advised e-mail messages).{{sfn|Neill|Laplante|DeFranco|2011|p=5}}