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    so I've been parachuted on to a failed project

    why do I spend the entirity of the twice daily status meetings trying not to laugh out loud.
    merely at clientco for the entertainment

    #2
    Originally posted by eek View Post
    why do I spend the entirity of the twice daily status meetings trying not to laugh out loud.
    Because shortly that'll be three daily status meetings in the 'war room'.
    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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      #3
      Originally posted by eek View Post
      why do I spend the entirity of the twice daily status meetings trying not to laugh out loud.
      Is it laugh or cry?

      Or have you been blessed with the gift of schadenfreude?

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        #4
        so I've been parachuted on to a failed project

        It's laughter definitely laughter. Every time I look at something a wonder who on earth could ignore a project for 6 months and then notice it's missing 50% of required functionality 2 weeks before release

        It wouldn't be so bad but it's a minor rewrite of An existing system to remove a dodgy third party component.
        merely at clientco for the entertainment

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          #5
          are you dev, test, PM?

          unless they think they can make you the scapegoat and get away with it (eg. you get the boot) then it'll probably be fairly interesting, you can only do your best to manage what can be done in the time.

          If it was permies that caused the problem, you can find lots of ways to needle them "incomplete requirements", "lack of planning", "poor resourcing" etc.

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            #6
            Originally posted by eek View Post
            It's laughter definitely laughter. Every time I look at something a wonder who on earth could ignore a project for 6 months and then notice it's missing 50% of required functionality 2 weeks before release

            It wouldn't be so bad but it's a minor rewrite of An existing system to remove a dodgy third party component.
            Well, if you will insist in accepting work from brand new members in the professional forums who don't actually know what's wrong with their existing solution but who nonetheless insist there's only half a day's work needing doing, and who offer a budget of a whole £75 ("plus VAT if need be!") for that "half-day's" work...

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              #7
              Originally posted by Gentile View Post
              Well, if you will insist in accepting work from brand new members in the professional forums who don't actually know what's wrong with their existing solution but who nonetheless insist there's only half a day's work needing doing, and who offer a budget of a whole £75 ("plus VAT if need be!") for that "half-day's" work...
              Contracting: more of the money, less of the sh1t

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                #8
                Originally posted by Gentile View Post
                Well, if you will insist in accepting work from brand new members in the professional forums who don't actually know what's wrong with their existing solution but who nonetheless insist there's only half a day's work needing doing, and who offer a budget of a whole £75 ("plus VAT if need be!") for that "half-day's" work...
                I wasn't going near that. i'm happy to do emergency problem solving for new clients but the waiting list is 6 months at the moment.

                Also plan c which we've discussed before means I won't be getting out of bed for less than £2k a day once this contracts done and dusted.
                merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                  #9
                  The more a project gets into the tulip the more timewasting meetings and status reports will be demanded by managermen.

                  This is an iron law of project failure and it can only be resolved by strangling said managermen, but seeing as that's illegal we'll just have to live with it and invoice the stupid bastards .
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                    The more a project gets into the tulip the more timewasting meetings and status reports will be demanded by managermen.

                    This is an iron law of project failure and it can only be resolved by strangling said managermen, but seeing as that's illegal we'll just have to live with it and invoice the stupid bastards .
                    And also senior management and board members will wade in and want a slice of the pie and add more meetings and paperwork
                    "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

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