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Previously on "Who should ensure is on your side?"

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  • The Lone Gunman
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    I agree with OS.
    IT managers PA. S/he will get stuff done for you.
    Office secretarial staff. Always useful.
    Office cleaners. Good for gossip and they always know first.

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  • Buffoon
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    Sponsor should be top every time. Once the big cheese is on side the rest (apart from your contractor buddies) can go to hell because they have to do what they are told. That includes whoever signs the timesheet.

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  • Joe Black
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    Originally posted by SandyDown
    everyone who has any interest in the project should be treated as a stakeholder, this includes team members, business, testers, users etc etc ... my principal: if I treat everyone I work with as if they are my client who pays me, and I should be OK
    Unfortunately as you probably know, in life and in large corporations different groups sometimes have different agendas and politics. Each wanting things to be done their way. Sometimes you have to choose.

    Originally posted by oraclesmith
    the IT Director's PA.
    That could work out very good, or very, very bad, depending on how bad a boy you are...
    Last edited by Joe Black; 19 February 2007, 21:00.

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  • oraclesmith
    replied
    the IT Director's PA.

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  • SandyDown
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    Originally posted by Joe Black
    During a break a colleague of mine said that one of the things he had learned from his tutor was that to get things done in IT - and no doubt keep yourself in work - you should always ensure you have IT support/systems (the people who manage the servers, install the software) on your side.

    My take on this was that the people you want on your side are the 'business', the people sponsoring the project, and the end-users etc who in turn directly report to them.

    So what's the vote here?

    everyone who has any interest in the project should be treated as a stakeholder, this includes team members, business, testers, users etc etc ... my principal: if I treat everyone I work with as if they are my client who pays me, and I should be OK

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  • Joe Black
    started a poll Who should ensure is on your side?

    Who should ensure is on your side?

    36
    the people who approve/schedule the installs, manage the servers
    2.78%
    1
    my boss/line-manager, whatever level he/she is
    13.89%
    5
    the person who signs my timesheet
    27.78%
    10
    my agent
    8.33%
    3
    the end users
    8.33%
    3
    the business sponsors
    13.89%
    5
    as long as I get paid and I find another contract afterwards nothing else matters
    8.33%
    3
    my contractor buddies who might help with another job
    8.33%
    3
    anyone who's a permie
    8.33%
    3
    During a break a colleague of mine said that one of the things he had learned from his tutor was that to get things done in IT - and no doubt keep yourself in work - you should always ensure you have IT support/systems (the people who manage the servers, install the software) on your side.

    My take on this was that the people you want on your side are the 'business', the people sponsoring the project, and the end-users etc who in turn directly report to them.

    So what's the vote here?

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