Faff off

[suityou01]

Suity, why do you consider yourself as some kind of project ninja when just about every gig you are in is a disaster?

Are you ever going to have a usual suspects moment where all of the past clicks together and you realise that you are the weak link in their chain?

I knew you would be the first to fail to understand the gravity of the situation. Why not chuck yourself on a Prince2 foundation course and try and grasp the fundamentals of running a project before making a further fool of yourself.

<Suity in kick-ass awesome mode>

[aussielong]

Update from new gig. Project is a mess. No one knows what they are doing, PM is strong-arming the stakeholders into accepting a "cheap" solution, ie far short of their needs in terms of legislation, preventing reputational loss etc.

I've tried to grab a corner and give it a good hard shake, PM keeps putting the poison in and undermining me. Their programmer talks across me in meetings, about me e.g. "So do you think suity should gather those requirements first?" Er excuse me I'm in the room pal.

So I did something a bit out of character. The normal flounce reflex was there, but instead I escalated. I escalated as I cannot do my job. If the PM undermines me, the developer undermines me, and the senior stakeholder sends emails round to the other stakeholders with her own versions of the requirements documents then it is evident to me that no one understands their role on the project.

I should at this point make you understand that I am merely trying to get the high level requirements baselined and pushing the PM to get the business case signed off.

So apparently there was a project board meeting the other day. The PM got reamed out by the sponsor for not having the business case signed off or the requirements baselined.

And I wasn't invited to the project board.

At this point you'd think the PM would come to her BA for help, at least as a PID reviewer or getting some help with the business case (I know this is the execs job, but this rarely happens).

Surprisingly the escalation has been met with supportive tones.

Let's see.

You seem to have a very narrow definition of success. Look at the big picture.

[minestrone]

You're working on regulatory reporting at a bank , arent you?

He is working for a painters and decorators and they are doing the local Tesco.

[DimPrawn]

I predict Suity is heading for the bench as we speak.

[SimonMac]

Blah, blah, blah some mean boys were picking on me so I told the teacher

FTFY

[DimPrawn]

I knew you would be the first to fail to understand the gravity of the situation. Why not chuck yourself on a Prince2 foundation course and try and grasp the fundamentals of running a project before making a further fool of yourself.

Have you been shouting this at your project meetings suity?

[MaryPoppins]

Oh SY! Your mid contract tales of woe always have the same ingredients. I predict the next flurry of posts will centre around you donning some kind of lurex superhero costumer under your Asda suit.

[DimPrawn]

Oh SY! Your mid contract tales of woe always have the same ingredients. I predict the next flurry of posts will centre around you donning some kind of lurex superhero costumer under your Asda suit.

Can you keep your sexual fantasies off CUK please?



On 2nd thoughts, don't.

[suityou01]

I only just started! Mid contract would be November time

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[eek]

I've just about been canned! End contract would be end August time

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FTFY . Even as a contractor you still need to handle the politics.