Clientco asked me yesterday to 'coach' a test manager of another project (in the same programme) who has never done any test management before. He was supposed to deliver a complete test plan today, and has delivered a piece of tulip that's worse than useless. Now his 'plan' must be presented to CIO on tuesday. Thing is, the guy's been here for weeks, every time I've offered to help he's pretended he know what he's doing, and now he's getting the PM into tulip by not delivering the plan on time, so I have to sit with the guy all day monday to rewrite his plan from start to finish and provide a high level 'elevator pitch' that can be presented to the CIO by the PM. Personally I'm a bit peeved; I've offered to help every day and been told by the guy he needs no help. Now, just before the deadline I'm told the guy really needs some help with this. Do I;
- generously help the guy as part of my job to 'coach people', even though the prat has had plenty of chances to get my help and refused it at each time?
or
- demand that I now be made overall test manager for the whole programme on the rate that goes with it, so I can chuck out this incompetent fool? (my preference at the moment) Plus; advise clientco to only hire test managers with some experience of testing.
or
- throw him out of the window?
or
- any other suggestions?
No Poll coming because I can't be arsed to set one up.
- generously help the guy as part of my job to 'coach people', even though the prat has had plenty of chances to get my help and refused it at each time?
or
- demand that I now be made overall test manager for the whole programme on the rate that goes with it, so I can chuck out this incompetent fool? (my preference at the moment) Plus; advise clientco to only hire test managers with some experience of testing.
or
- throw him out of the window?
or
- any other suggestions?
No Poll coming because I can't be arsed to set one up.
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