Requirements management

[d000hg]

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If you're on a reasonable rate doesn't this mean you are going to end up receiving 25-50% of the entire project budget?

[suityou01]

If you're on a reasonable rate doesn't this mean you are going to end up receiving 25-50% of the entire project budget?

Yup.

[eek]

Cram it eek.

touchy are we?

In the blame game that this disaster will become I think everyone here can see where the blame will land.

[suityou01]

touchy are we?

In the blame game that this disaster will become I think everyone here can see where the blame will land.

I'm under no illusions, seriously.

Has anyone had any similar experiences? Care to share?

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[MarillionFan]

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My t-shirt

[TheFaQQer]

My t-shirt

You'd never fit in a T-shirt that size, surely?

[Churchill]

touchy are we?

In the blame game that this disaster will become I think everyone here can see where the blame will land.

Land?

It looks like the blame has already taxied itself to the gates!

[eek]

You'd exceed that T-shirt, surely?

FTFY

[Freamon]

It's funny, I re-read the thread and I have been perfectly clear about all points, yet some on here have completely got the wrong end of the stick.

It is a generic process.
The previous BA could not go into any detail as they messed him about and he could not wait to leave.
The previous BA warned me that they are all unmanageable and the project was doomed.
I have been messed about.
I have delivered what I was contracted to.
They movers and shakers don't understand what I have delivered as they were all on holiday during the workshops.
As what has been delivered is contracturally sound, anything else is a change request. This is where they are kicking up a fuss.
They are in breach of contract for not delivering the development environment, or indeed attending the workshops.

It is THEY who are at fault. Not the consultancy. And least not me.

The one thing missing in the contributions to this thread is any real content pointing out WHAT I did wrong (other than get missold a contract) and WHAT others would have done differently to get a better outcome.

No doubt Messrs Churchill, MarillionFan et al would have flown out to Mauritus/Barbados/France etc to conduct the workshops with the offending absentees while they were on holiday.

You seem to be convinced that the contract between the consultancy (your client) and the end client matters.

I can think of several scenarios in which this assumption could be proven completely wrong, to your ultimate significant cost.

[eek]

You seem to be convinced that the contract between the consultancy (your client) and the end client matters.

I can think of several scenarios in which this assumption could be proven completely wrong, to your ultimate significant cost.

I think he believes the end client will pay the consultancy no matter what but that won't be the case. In previous examples of this kind of issue the battle has been to identify the most powerful department and give them exactly what they want. Granted the other departments would moan but at least there would be a finished implemented product, a consultancy who could invoice and 1 department on his side.