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    Shock news IT Project delivered on time and on budget

    Me me me me me look at me

    As part of my ongoing networking and general touting for work I took on a development project recently. I did the business analysis, wrote the spec, did the design, estimates, coding (not that rusty ), unit testing, integration testing, system integration testing and handed it over for UAT today.

    It passed first time. NewClientCo was literally gobsmacked. I have plenty more work coming my way from this new contact

    All those years of working on projects that are delivered late, over budget, sitting their knowing that the project manager is incompetent, the developers are cowboys and no one really cares, to this.

    Now I'll wager that most CUKers will not be that impressed with this, as you are all consumate professionals who do this day in day out for your clients, but it is most gratifying to deliver a quality service and I for one am chuffed to bits.

    That is all.
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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    Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
    Me me me me me look at me

    As part of my ongoing networking and general touting for work I took on a development project recently. I did the business analysis, wrote the spec, did the design, estimates, coding (not that rusty ), unit testing, integration testing, system integration testing and handed it over for UAT today.

    It passed first time. NewClientCo was literally gobsmacked. I have plenty more work coming my way from this new contact

    All those years of working on projects that are delivered late, over budget, sitting their knowing that the project manager is incompetent, the developers are cowboys and no one really cares, to this.

    Now I'll wager that most CUKers will not be that impressed with this, as you are all consumate professionals who do this day in day out for your clients, but it is most gratifying to deliver a quality service and I for one am chuffed to bits.

    That is all.
    Well done, I'm impressed, especially with all the time you spend/waste on here. You're either very good at your job, or brilliant at self-promotion. In either case, you deserve a star!

    (and yes you're no longer on my ignore list, you were never really offensive enough to merit it)
    Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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      #3
      Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
      Me me me me me look at me

      As part of my ongoing networking and general touting for work I took on a development project recently. I did the business analysis, wrote the spec, did the design, estimates, coding (not that rusty ), unit testing, integration testing, system integration testing and handed it over for UAT today.

      It passed first time. NewClientCo was literally gobsmacked. I have plenty more work coming my way from this new contact

      All those years of working on projects that are delivered late, over budget, sitting their knowing that the project manager is incompetent, the developers are cowboys and no one really cares, to this.

      Now I'll wager that most CUKers will not be that impressed with this, as you are all consumate professionals who do this day in day out for your clients, but it is most gratifying to deliver a quality service and I for one am chuffed to bits.

      That is all.
      It was a spreadsheet wasn't it? Admit it.

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      What happens in General, stays in General.
      You know what they say about assumptions!

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        #4
        Contractors are meant to run projects over time.

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          #5
          So you did the estimates? So obviously you estimated how long it would take you and then multiplied by the magic number = 2.4132617. Can't fail. Exactly the same number applies when working out how much cement you need to do a buiilding job for some reason.
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            #6
            Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
            So you did the estimates? So obviously you estimated how long it would take you and then multiplied by the magic number = 2.4132617. Can't fail. Exactly the same number applies when working out how much cement you need to do a buiilding job for some reason.
            Have you rounded that up? It will lead to a missed project if you don't go to at least 15 d.p.
            What happens in General, stays in General.
            You know what they say about assumptions!

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              #7
              Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
              I did the business analysis, wrote the spec, did the design, estimates, coding (not that rusty ), unit testing, integration testing, system integration testing and handed it over for UAT today.
              Imagine how early you could have delivered the project if you'd just got on with the actual work?
              Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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                #8
                Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                Me me me me me look at me

                As part of my ongoing networking and general touting for work I took on a development project recently. I did the business analysis, wrote the spec, did the design, estimates, coding (not that rusty ), unit testing, integration testing, system integration testing and handed it over for UAT today.

                It passed first time. NewClientCo was literally gobsmacked. I have plenty more work coming my way from this new contact

                All those years of working on projects that are delivered late, over budget, sitting their knowing that the project manager is incompetent, the developers are cowboys and no one really cares, to this.

                Now I'll wager that most CUKers will not be that impressed with this, as you are all consumate professionals who do this day in day out for your clients, but it is most gratifying to deliver a quality service and I for one am chuffed to bits.

                That is all.
                Did the BA, wrote the spec, did the design, did the coding, did the testing, wrote the theme tune, sung the theme tune.
                What happens in General, stays in General.
                You know what they say about assumptions!

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                  #9
                  Well done, you delivered a $40 PHP project you won on RentaCoder.
                  Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                  I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                  Originally posted by vetran
                  Urine is quite nourishing

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
                    Imagine how early you could have delivered the project if you'd just got on with the actual work?
                    Actually, I would posit that SY's habit of spending his billing time on CUK is directly responsible for the project success. It kept him away from the project so people could get it done without his ham-fisted attempts to 'help'.
                    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                    Originally posted by vetran
                    Urine is quite nourishing

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