Update from new gig. Project is a mess. No one knows what they are doing, PM is strong-arming the stakeholders into accepting a "cheap" solution, ie far short of their needs in terms of legislation, preventing reputational loss etc.
I've tried to grab a corner and give it a good hard shake, PM keeps putting the poison in and undermining me. Their programmer talks across me in meetings, about me e.g. "So do you think suity should gather those requirements first?" Er excuse me I'm in the room pal.
So I did something a bit out of character. The normal flounce reflex was there, but instead I escalated. I escalated as I cannot do my job. If the PM undermines me, the developer undermines me, and the senior stakeholder sends emails round to the other stakeholders with her own versions of the requirements documents then it is evident to me that no one understands their role on the project.
I should at this point make you understand that I am merely trying to get the high level requirements baselined and pushing the PM to get the business case signed off.
So apparently there was a project board meeting the other day. The PM got reamed out by the sponsor for not having the business case signed off or the requirements baselined.
And I wasn't invited to the project board.
At this point you'd think the PM would come to her BA for help, at least as a PID reviewer or getting some help with the business case (I know this is the execs job, but this rarely happens).
Surprisingly the escalation has been met with supportive tones.
Let's see.
I've tried to grab a corner and give it a good hard shake, PM keeps putting the poison in and undermining me. Their programmer talks across me in meetings, about me e.g. "So do you think suity should gather those requirements first?" Er excuse me I'm in the room pal.
So I did something a bit out of character. The normal flounce reflex was there, but instead I escalated. I escalated as I cannot do my job. If the PM undermines me, the developer undermines me, and the senior stakeholder sends emails round to the other stakeholders with her own versions of the requirements documents then it is evident to me that no one understands their role on the project.
I should at this point make you understand that I am merely trying to get the high level requirements baselined and pushing the PM to get the business case signed off.
So apparently there was a project board meeting the other day. The PM got reamed out by the sponsor for not having the business case signed off or the requirements baselined.
And I wasn't invited to the project board.
At this point you'd think the PM would come to her BA for help, at least as a PID reviewer or getting some help with the business case (I know this is the execs job, but this rarely happens).
Surprisingly the escalation has been met with supportive tones.
Let's see.
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