[AccessD] Burn-out

I too am a lone ranger and I have the same arrangement with my dog as well.

However, recently I was contacted by her shop steward...

R


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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Edward Zuris
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:00 AM
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 I too am a one man shop, with a dog.

 The dog's job is to bark when the door
 bell rings.

 Scope creep is a big deal with my life,  but it is a living.

 Where else is an old over 50 year old
 going to work.



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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:35 AM
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Mark,

  I'm more or less in the same boat; for a one-man shop, time management is
always a problem.

  I'm generally steady or going crazy.  Right now it's crazy...have worked
the past three weekends and a forth is coming up. 

  I think part of the answer is making sure your clients set priorities on
what they want done, then work on them in that order.    I'm a bit
different
though in that I don't work on contracts, but strictly by the hour.
That keeps things flexible and minimizes scope creep.

  But there's no happy place for a one-man shop.  Just the nature of the
beast.

Jim.

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 10:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Burn-out

Sorry no - I'm the management !!!
But I've got clients with deadlines and budgets....that THEY SET.

I just can't seem to get to a cruising speed of 60 mph.
I'm either at zero(doing nothing) or 100 mph(multiple concurrent
contracts)....and veering out-of-control. That's my current state.

>
> Hi Mark
> Blame management for poor resource planning. That's the essence of 
> this.


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