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Previously on "Introductions at a Stage Gate meeting……"

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  • Peoplesoft bloke
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Working in silos meant that key people who should be working together were making introductions at a critical stage gate meeting.

    Can anyone beat this??
    Yes.

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  • BrianSnail
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    I usually use the back gate.
    Is that you Bob Dalek?

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by dwm009 View Post
    I thought it was...

    Gate 1 - Front gate
    Gate 2 - Back gate
    Gate 3 - Stair gate
    I usually use the back gate.

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  • BrianSnail
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    I thought it was...

    Gate 1 - Front gate
    Gate 2 - Back gate
    Gate 3 - Stair gate

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  • Cheshire Cat
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    Isn't Stage Gate that movie with Kurt Russell and the ladyboy out of The Crying Game? I think McGyver played his part in the TV show that it spawned. I mean Kurt's part, not the ladyboy.

    HTH.

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  • Unicorn
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    Boring project term

    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Is a silo a sort of mental hospital then?

    And wtf is a stage gate? Is this some sort of psychological test?
    It's a boring project term. Gated process.

    Gate 1 - project initiation (PID etc)
    Gate 2 - can't remember
    Gate 3 - Once Gate 3 is reached and passed by the Project Board (or Executive Steering Group or whatever) then money can actually be spent on POs (ie contractors )
    Gate 4 - dunno
    Gate 5 - go live
    Gate 6 - formal close

    or something like that.

    HTH
    Last edited by Unicorn; 17 December 2008, 14:02.

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  • Clippy
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    I still maintain I got a bargain of a house.

    A year ago the house would have gone for £320K.

    When I bought, it was up for a very reasonable £280K. They wanted a quick sale, so took it down to £260 meaning I got it for the stamp duty threshold at £250K.

    Given this is a detached bungalow in Wilmslow which is hard to come across, I have a house that should be instantly sellable.

    It is the lowest price that a house in my area has gone for in the last 8 years. One in much worse nick went for a lot more around the same time.

    Cost around £10K to modernise, nice new bathroom, lounge and kitchen. Joiner retired hence tenner an hour cash in hand.

    Would I do it again? Yes.

    Only regret is not being able to flow the house I was moving from. However, making £300 a month from the rental income, so paying around the same for a much nicer house.
    Why don't you test that by sticking it up for sale and letting us know how many genuine offers you get.

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  • scooby
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    I still maintain I got a bargain of a house.

    A year ago the house would have gone for £320K.

    When I bought, it was up for a very reasonable £280K. They wanted a quick sale, so took it down to £260 meaning I got it for the stamp duty threshold at £250K.

    Given this is a detached bungalow in Wilmslow which is hard to come across, I have a house that should be instantly sellable.

    It is the lowest price that a house in my area has gone for in the last 8 years. One in much worse nick went for a lot more around the same time.

    Cost around £10K to modernise, nice new bathroom, lounge and kitchen. Joiner retired hence tenner an hour cash in hand.

    Would I do it again? Yes.

    Only regret is not being able to flow the house I was moving from. However, making £300 a month from the rental income, so paying around the same for a much nicer house.
    Assuming you knock tulip loads off it like the last owners did!

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    I still maintain I got a bargain of a house.

    A year ago the house would have gone for £320K.

    When I bought, it was up for a very reasonable £280K. They wanted a quick sale, so took it down to £260 meaning I got it for the stamp duty threshold at £250K.

    Given this is a detached bungalow in Wilmslow which is hard to come across, I have a house that should be instantly sellable.

    It is the lowest price that a house in my area has gone for in the last 8 years. One in much worse nick went for a lot more around the same time.

    Cost around £10K to modernise, nice new bathroom, lounge and kitchen. Joiner retired hence tenner an hour cash in hand.

    Would I do it again? Yes.

    Only regret is not being able to flow the house I was moving from. However, making £300 a month from the rental income, so paying around the same for a much nicer house.
    And how are the mobsters?

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  • Wilmslow
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
    Very poor effort Wilmslow's creator.

    This episode looks quite boring. I prefer the stories of house purchases at the top of the market and angry Italian mobsters.
    I still maintain I got a bargain of a house.

    A year ago the house would have gone for £320K.

    When I bought, it was up for a very reasonable £280K. They wanted a quick sale, so took it down to £260 meaning I got it for the stamp duty threshold at £250K.

    Given this is a detached bungalow in Wilmslow which is hard to come across, I have a house that should be instantly sellable.

    It is the lowest price that a house in my area has gone for in the last 8 years. One in much worse nick went for a lot more around the same time.

    Cost around £10K to modernise, nice new bathroom, lounge and kitchen. Joiner retired hence tenner an hour cash in hand.

    Would I do it again? Yes.

    Only regret is not being able to flow the house I was moving from. However, making £300 a month from the rental income, so paying around the same for a much nicer house.

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  • voodooflux
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    And wtf is a stage gate?
    Sounds like something theatrical?

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
    Apparently his office is located in a silo.

    This explains a lot.
    Is a silo a sort of mental hospital then?

    And wtf is a stage gate? Is this some sort of psychological test?

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  • Pondlife
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    Apparently his office is located in a silo.

    This explains a lot.

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  • voodooflux
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Does anyone have any idea WTF he is on about?
    Nothing here - think he might be on about beating something though?

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Working in silos meant that key people who should be working together were making introductions at a critical stage gate meeting.

    Can anyone beat this??
    Does anyone have any idea WTF he is on about?

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