Why is an RFI like a blood cell? Chances are you never heard that question before.
They parallel each other in many ways:
- The count of each is proportional to the size of the Project/Patient
- Each requires circulation to be effective
- Each has the ability to deliver and receive: RFIs deal with information whereas blood cells handle oxygen and carbon dioxide
- Each can instigate other actions: RFIs spawn RFQs and Change Orders whereas blood cells spawn defensive actions to attack pathogens (and where would we be if blood didn’t clot!)
- Each requires supporting systems to operate effectively: RFIs require management, control, storage and distribution whereas blood cells require the circulatory system, lungs and other organs
- When they are out of control, the Project/Patient is at high risk
- Each acts as a lifeline for the Project/Patient
- Without each, the Project/Patient is dead
