NL Project Management case study: Managing a 2-Week Project Recently, I experienced the challenge of having short project, and I mean really short: a 2-week project. A dramatic re-enactment of that would look like this: Im called to action. Theres a new project and its got my name all over it. Ive gotten the assignment and Im ready to really dig into that SoW and prepare for kickoff. My face shows focus and excitement. Funny someone must have gotten the dates wrong the project starts tomorrow and runs for only two weeks. That cant be right. Is that right? Now my face shows confusion and fear. Messages go out via all known communication methods. Confirmation. It is right. Project Details