People Up Against the Wall When The Revolution Comes

Oct 08, 2008 22:41

...#17,343: guys who showily check the quality of the asparagus* in the fruit and veg section of my local Sainsburys while - and this is the key bit - dressed as Jamie Oliver.

...#17,344: resource managers who think replacing key project personnel every few weeks is a good idea**

...#17,345: people who publicly make a big deal of being part of a ( Read more... )

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ocultado October 8 2008, 23:27:26 UTC
resource managers who think replacing key project personnel every few weeks is a good idea

Unless someone is having a nervous breakdown, or this is some kind of training project that they want to give everyone a "go" at, it's a crap idea. It's never a good idea.

Option A
Ask the resource manager for the template for the project handover that should be prepared each time personnel are replaced, and ask them what controls they have in place to ensure it's adhered to. Suggest that every time they do this, the project handover should be emailed to everyone with the notification of the change.

Option B
Tell them to call me, and for a small fee I'll sort them out.

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scimon October 9 2008, 07:55:18 UTC
Mr Oliver isn't that bad you know. I went to school with him, he's a nice enough chap. That whole TV persona thing? Well that's what he's really like.

Maybe I'm just used to it growing up down south.

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kindermord October 9 2008, 10:39:39 UTC
The recipes, they work. Or so Mrs. Honan tells me.

Unlike Nigella Lawson's, however easy she is on the eye.

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scimon October 9 2008, 10:40:34 UTC
This is also true.

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lainey316 October 9 2008, 08:57:15 UTC
I check the asparagus... not very well mind, I'm just looking too see if looks over-woody.

The project thing - every few weeks, not a good idea. There's a few possibilities in general why this might be done: your project is a nightmare, there are other projects, good staff say 'get me off this or I'll walk'; Other projects are more strategically important/time critical than yours; they're trying to get system knowledge across a large group of people; they're technically specialists in area but have become part of the core project team, but their specialism is needed elsewhere; budget says they're too expensive for the project. However, in the timescales you mention, it's still not a good idea.

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solo1y October 10 2008, 23:00:30 UTC
#17,346:

"Barry? Barry? Barry? Barry? Barry?"
"WHAT?!"
"Never mind."

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