You're a consultant

[norrahe]

These two words are each, on their own, quite harmless, but when combined in that order they annoy me quite a lot.

It's also known as ''but we've always done it that way''

[Mich the Tester]

It's also known as ''but we've always done it that way''

Ah yes, they have that here too, and they even call it 'best practise'. When things go wrong, they insist that best practise should be followed next time around, in other words, do the same thing, but do it harder.

[norrahe]

Ah yes, they have that here too, and they even call it 'best practise'. When things go wrong, they insist that best practise should be followed next time around, in other words, do the same thing, but do it harder.

I got asked to help with ''improvements'', what they actually meant was making more work where there wasn't any need and making things even more complicated and obscure than the beginning.

[suityou01]

Einstein had a saying.


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[scooterscot]

The key is to not overstate the probability of downstream risk, but play up consequences of the risk occurring..

That's the trick. But like was said earlier by 'doodab' sometimes you just need to give up on some. They can't all be saved. There's always going to be "we've being doing it this way for years" sort, nearly every failed business in the UK has the result of this attitude. Those that don't change die or have deep pockets to buy their way out of the mess or are a government project and the taxpayer picks up the tab.

[Mich the Tester]

I got asked to help with ''improvements'', what they actually meant was making more work where there wasn't any need and making things even more complicated and obscure than the beginning.

Make lots of documents with lots of lists that have to be maintained in different places, and then you can ensure there is no time left for decent testing!

[scooterscot]

Einstein had a saying.


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Yes. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is madness. Or something to that effect.

[suityou01]

Two points to Scooter.


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[pjclarke]

In my early days as an 'independent', sitting in a 'design meeting' at ClientCo, the other attendees are all from (i)Logica.

Lead Logica Bot: 'We have to do what is in the client's best interest on this one'
Me: 'So when would you guys not do what was in the client's best interest?
<awkward pause>
Lead Logica Bot: 'so, moving on ...'

[vetran]

In my early days as an 'independent', sitting in a 'design meeting' at ClientCo, the other attendees are all from (i)Logica.

Lead Logica Bot: 'We have to do what is in the client's best interest on this one'
Me: 'So when would you guys not do what was in the client's best interest?
<awkward pause>
Lead Logica Bot: 'so, moving on ...'

you got renewed?