[AccessD] Friday sort of OT

Hi all

But you really have to ask yourself if the output will be worth 60 times the effort? 

If the client asks for "bells and whistles as to your finest abilities" it's fine, but what if he asked for a clean basic design or even didn't ask for anything other than an unspecified clock? What would you as project manager tell the new guy on the team that thought this was the time for a show off?

/gustav

>>> steve at datamanagementsolutions.biz 14-01-2012 04:25 >>>
Yeah, thanks a million, Rocky.  That video is so cool.

Regards
Steve

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rocky Smolin
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 1:56 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Friday sort of OT

Send him this:

http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/12760859047/more-time-is-more-money-of-the-day-to-prove-to

If that fails then the old chestnut:

http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2010/02/you-want-it-when-poster.html 

Rocky


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Steele
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:45 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Friday sort of OT

I spent nearly two hours yesterday with a client discussing future changes
to his database.  The discussion went well, and I've probably got 20-30
hours of work set up for the next month or so.  I asked him to prioritize
the tasks we discussed, as he knows I have work to do for other clients.
Here is an abbreviated version of the email he sent me, with numbered tasks
and priorities:

Task 1 'soon as possible'
Task 2 'soon as possible'
Task 3 'soon as possible'
Task 4 'next Friday'
Task 5 'soon as possible'
Task 6 'next Tuesday'

Aren't clients fun!