Originally posted by LondonManc
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostThe stuff that this guy comes up with after 3 months I could do on week 1...Comment
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Originally posted by pr1 View Postand you'd get paid 5*X for it whereas he's getting 60*X, he knows what he's doingComment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostPoint being, you do the risks, costs and benefits analysis of; either continuing with squeezed deadlines, descoping non-priority items, extending timelines.
You then make guide the client with making the correct decision on that basis.
That's what I'm there for, if the clients knew what they were doing they wouldn't engage a seasoned specialist, like myself, in the first place.
But...................................then what would I know
We are talking about a long delay.
If you have budget, It's possible to extend the dead lines until the release date , or maintain the deadlines putting more resources, but the project will cost more money, The release date can't be extended.
The project plan deadlines must be accomplished, if not the risk must be communicate.Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostMore theory...
We are talking about a long delay.
If you have budget, It's possible to extend the dead lines until the release date , or maintain the deadlines putting more resources, but the project will cost more money, The release date can't be extended.
The project plan deadlines must be accomplished, if not the risk must be communicate.Comment
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Originally posted by diseasex View Postthat only applies to companies that care about budget ;o the one I'm in doesn't seem to care. Or the budget is so big that before we spend it it will take years.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by diseasex View Postthat only applies to companies that care about budget ;o the one I'm in doesn't seem to care. Or the budget is so big that before we spend it it will take years.
Probably they will postpone the project for the next release or next... be calm and patient.Comment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostExactly. If the functionality is fixed, then budget or timescale can shift. If, in your case, the budget is fixed but huge, then clearly the timescale matters not.Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostMore theory...
We are talking about a long delay.
If you have budget, It's possible to extend the dead lines until the release date , or maintain the deadlines putting more resources, but the project will cost more money, The release date can't be extended.
The project plan deadlines must be accomplished, if not the risk must be communicate.
You seem quite inexperienced and junior to me, I wouldn't expect you to understand.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by diseasex View Postyep. I guess as originally asked, I should learn from him.
Don't rush it and mess it up; deliver right, first time. Don't over promise and under deliver. Give yourself contingency in your own estimates. If you think it will take four weeks, tell them six and be negotiated down to five.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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