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  • SupremeSpod
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    ....and you've completed your 1000th meeting, written a couple of Word docs and began the initial splash screen.

    I love public sector contracts.
    They'd done all that sh!t with the original supplier. We're just here to dig them out of the mire.

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  • GreenLabel
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Private sector sinecures are much more lucrative.
    True, but depends on which particular branch of the public sector you're in. That said, there are fewer carriages on the public sector gravy train these days than there used to be.

    However, in terms of money invoiced measured against expected workload, public sector wins hands down.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Private sector sinecures are much more lucrative.
    True, but most public sector IT projects run longer, so it's £500 per day * 4000 days invoiced, is not a bad sum of easy money.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    I love public sector contracts.
    Private sector sinecures are much more lucrative.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post

    We're demo-ing to the customer this morning.

    7 years and £400 million later...
    ....and you've completed your 1000th meeting, written a couple of Word docs and began the initial splash screen.

    I love public sector contracts.

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  • norrahe
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Believe it or not it was Jan 2011 - oh and it was also under budget and erm actually we were able to include some extra functionality which was on the wish list.

    So I guess the initial project scope, budget and timescales must have been rubbish then

    Nice one!

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Believe it or not it was Jan 2011 - oh and it was also under budget and erm actually we were able to include some extra functionality which was on the wish list.

    So I guess the initial project scope, budget and timescales must have been rubbish then

    When a project is longer that two years, it can be very difficult to be more accurate.

    "You have all done very well"

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Congrats

    What was the original delivery date
    Believe it or not it was Jan 2011 - oh and it was also under budget and erm actually we were able to include some extra functionality which was on the wish list.

    So I guess the initial project scope, budget and timescales must have been rubbish then

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Well there we go another succesful project completed.

    This one was three years in the making!!

    Beers are on me!

    Congrats

    What was the original delivery date

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  • SupremeSpod
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    Well there we go another succesful project completed.

    This one was three years in the making!!

    Beers are on me!

    Well done mate.

    We're demo-ing to the customer this morning.

    7 years and £400 million later...

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  • original PM
    started a topic Success

    Success

    Well there we go another succesful project completed.

    This one was three years in the making!!

    Beers are on me!

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