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suityou01 replied

21 February 2014, 10:21
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

No one's mentioned the word 'teflon' yet...

PM here seems to be made of the stuff. He kept getting disconnected from his daily conf call the other day due to loss of signal as he was in his car...

I love that.

Worked with some Teflon Tonys in my time. I just point and laugh when they wriggle out of stuff.
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Jog On replied

21 February 2014, 09:52
No one's mentioned the word 'teflon' yet...

PM here seems to be made of the stuff. He kept getting disconnected from his daily conf call the other day due to loss of signal as he was in his car...
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vetran replied

21 February 2014, 09:49
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Think about it. You kick ass PM, me kick ass BA.

We'd be like Laurel & Hardy

FTFY
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hyperD replied

21 February 2014, 09:31
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Are you and MS trying to take over Eek and I as the forum power couple?

Perhaps we should make it a foursome!
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Scrag Meister replied

21 February 2014, 09:18
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Think about it. You kiss ass PM, me kiss ass BA.

We'd be like magnet and steel.

FTFY

Originally posted by mudskipper View Post

I reckon we'd still be able to hear her...

And you thought it was a woman because.....?

Last edited by Scrag Meister; 21 February 2014, 09:31.
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SimonMac replied

20 February 2014, 17:22
Originally posted by hyperD View Post

Would you like a piece of Chinese crunch?

Are you and MS trying to take over Eek and I as the forum power couple?
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suityou01 replied

20 February 2014, 16:55
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I wouldn't want to work for you.

Think about it. You kick ass PM, me kick ass BA.

We'd be like magnet and steel.
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MarillionFan replied

20 February 2014, 16:53
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

I'd love to work for you MF.

I wouldn't want to work for you.
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suityou01 replied

20 February 2014, 15:22
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I think as a PM will be my next contract.

I'd love to work for you MF.
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mudskipper replied

20 February 2014, 15:20
Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

I think as a PM will be my next contract.

Loud and obnoxious? The gig's yours.
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MarillionFan replied

20 February 2014, 15:09
I think as a PM will be my next contract.
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Antman replied

20 February 2014, 15:01
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

That's how it seems. For now. This actually happened to me once. And I did leave the report on the desk of the CIO, and the head of DP.

About 6 months later I found out that the CIO had fired everyone from the Programme manager down.

Projects that have that many slimy, greasy, incompetent, hand wringing, backstabbing @rseholes running the show end up like a shakespearean tragedy.

So in this moment as you are ushering me out of the door thinking phew, the danger's gone, know that everyone gets found out eventually. And when your project goes pop, I left months before.

Don't worry there's always Eastbourne.
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nottoobad replied

20 February 2014, 14:01
Is this a skill?

1. To accept that everyone on the project knows much more than him/her about project management and will always tell him/her so.
2. He/she must be able to deliver the project with fewer people than required or committed.
3. Etc.
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original PM replied

20 February 2014, 13:24
not really sure that comment will get any traction with your skill set in the presernt politcal climate with this application landscape unless you perpetuate a non linear solution with strongly defined endpoints.
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BrilloPad replied

20 February 2014, 13:09
hmmm - essential skill for a PM?

fook up every project then bedwet on cuk about how its not your fault.
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