Urgent 13 developers required, do such projects work?

[Freamon]

SO basically I got this hilarious email from an agent today, seeking 13 (thirteen!) developers, with very concrete pay grades, so a project that's about to eat 13 x 50k = 650k in salaries per annum alone, add an office in central London to house said devs plus the inevitable middle management and we're looking at burning millions of pounds and I just can't see how it's going to the most efficient way to spend/invest that kind of money.
Or am I wrong and this will attract the top talent and the group of 13 will produce software that will earn those millions back in no time at all?

Are you worried about the fact that:

- They are all being recruited very quickly (lack of planning by project mgmt)
- They won't have any time to form a team (leading to poor performance)
- They will all be contractors (although not implicit, this is implied in the above?)

[DodgyAgent]

Are you worried about the fact that:

- They are all being recruited very quickly (lack of planning by project mgmt)
- They won't have any time to form a team (leading to poor performance)
- They will all be contractors (although not implicit, this is implied in the above?)

Its a massive reference grabbing exercise

[Zippy]

You buggers are a lost cause

[DimPrawn]

God I had good hair back then.

[DodgyAgent]

God I had good hair back then.

It was so smooth you land an aircraft on it

[d000hg]

20 years ago I earned maybe $100 per month if that.

Yes, you and DP have both suffered since then.

[AtW]

Yes, you and DP have both suffered since then.

Au contraire - we both made others suffer

[eek]

Are you worried about the fact that:

- They are all being recruited very quickly (lack of planning by project mgmt)
- They won't have any time to form a team (leading to poor performance)
- They will all be contractors (although not implicit, this is implied in the above?)

I'd be more concerned regarding the quality of contractor you could get for £50k a year.

Suity and his friends?

[Mich the Tester]

God I had good hair back then.

I had hair back then.

[d000hg]

Are you worried about the fact that:

- They are all being recruited very quickly (lack of planning by project mgmt)
- They won't have any time to form a team (leading to poor performance)
- They will all be contractors (although not implicit, this is implied in the above?)

I'd be more concerned regarding the quality of contractor you could get for £50k a year.

Suity and his friends?

The use of "pay grades" and "salary" still make me wonder if it IS for contractors.
We're talking around the £200-250/day mark if it is, which in central London is farcical. Unless they want a team of PHP/VB developers.