Executive Decisions

[MarillionFan]

Classic. I've been asked to go to an audit committee with the exectuve sponsor to justify the rather expensive internal development project I'm now in charge of which had already failed twice last year before it was passed to me.

The committee want to know the reasons for the project. What improvements it will make? What manual processes it replaces? What are the cost savings? What is the ROI? Why is it taking so long?

Before the project started I recommended buying in another product that did everything plus more than we wanted. It was half the price & I recommended that I thought the present project was unachieveable on the platform they wanted and they really needed a replacement. I was told that, that was out of the question & the entire team was instructed to go ahead as they'd already tried twice and spent a lot of money.

I'm now expected to go and justify it? What should I say?

[Mich the Tester]

I'm now expected to go and justify it? What should I say?

Tell them to can it and buy the package you recommended.

[MarillionFan]

Tell them to can it and buy the package you recommended.

I have been instructed to justify it. I'm thinking I may just calculate the cost savings to less than buying the product & then look confusedly at the sponsor.

[Mich the Tester]

I have been instructed to justify it. I'm thinking I may just calculate the cost savings to less than buying the product & then look confusedly at the sponsor.

**** it, go contracting again. Too much of that management wank is bad for your health.

[Zippy]

I have been instructed to justify it. I'm thinking I may just calculate the cost savings to less than buying the product & then look confusedly at the sponsor.

Just give 'em the figures. Add a contingency where the permies have to work a 24 hour day to (possibly) make it happen. Waffle on about risking staff retention, associated expense etc
Or is it possible to lamp someone and run for it?

[sasguru]

Classic. I've been asked to go to an audit committee with the exectuve sponsor to justify the rather expensive internal development project I'm now in charge of which had already failed twice last year before it was passed to me.

The committee want to know the reasons for the project. What improvements it will make? What manual processes it replaces? What are the cost savings? What is the ROI? Why is it taking so long?

Before the project started I recommended buying in another product that did everything plus more than we wanted. It was half the price & I recommended that I thought the present project was unachieveable on the platform they wanted and they really needed a replacement. I was told that, that was out of the question & the entire team was instructed to go ahead as they'd already tried twice and spent a lot of money.

I'm now expected to go and justify it? What should I say?

Feck me your job is dull and tedious.

[EternalOptimist]

take in a silver dollar.

toss it and shout 'heads or tails'
toss it again

then say 'look guys, whats the chances of three on the trot ? this time it's gotta work'

then fall to your knees and sob like a girl

[MarillionFan]

take in a silver dollar.

toss it and shout 'heads or tails'
toss it again

then say 'look guys, whats the chances of three on the trot ? this time it's gotta work'

then fall to your knees and sob like a girl

That's the winner.