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Context

• Activity P1.2 - Metaphors in my situation of interest
• Activity P1.3 - Using metaphors in my situation
• Activity P1.4 - Metaphors in my situation and entailments

Task

Returning again to the metaphors you chose in previous activities, consider alternative metaphors that would embody different mental models of the situation and make notes on: 
a. how these metaphors may influence the actions and behaviours of various people in the situation
b. what might be the unintended consequences of trying to introduce alternative metaphors?

A. How these metaphors may influence actions and behaviours of various people in the situation

To illustrate the answer to this question, I will choose three perspectives:

1. IT Consultant who has just finished a previous project - the pressure to be ready and available
2. Account manager responsible for managing the fulfilment of the commercial agreement - potential for lack of transparency to client as only individual skill sets are highlighted in the assignment of the consultants, for example, in relation to whether the team has previous experience of working together
3. Client (or client representative) - There is an implicit expectation for very brief time periods needed to have a fully productive delivery team available

B. What might be the unintended consequences of trying to introduce alternative metaphors?

1. IT Consultant who has just finished a previous project - might display lack of motivation and/or engagement
2. Account manager responsible for managing the fulfilment of the commercial agreement - potentially masking internal problems before the client hence increasing risk in the client-consultancy relationship
3. Client (or client representative) - might feel the need to micro-manage the contract / commercial agreement