I have to run everything through the marketing department before I can
post it.
No content management system except fot the little cf modules I've
built, nada.

I have already hinted to my boss that I am overwhelmed, and need to
tell him we need to seriously discuss adding a PTE or a FTE next budget
year.



Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer 
The Children's Medical Center 
One Children's Plaza 
Dayton, OH 45404 
937-641-4293 
http://www.childrensdayton.org

 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/2/2002 1:07:21 PM >>>
HA!

Do 30 variations of a weekly print ad for national newspaper
distribution.
Spend half that week getting the layouts approved. Now have the mgmt
tell
you on the day the ads have to go out that all the product needs to be
changed in all 30 ads and if it doesn't get done and out by today your
fired. Now repeat that every week.

Candace, you have my sympathies. If you are in the powerless position
I
suspect you are you can either tell them what has to happen or quit.
Been
there and it sucked.

Kevin Graeme

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:50 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: The Time - not Morris Day
>
>
> Couple of thoughts:
>
> 1. For any development, set a realistic estimate and delivery date. 
Try
> to do this before you actually start working on it.  It's
guestimating
> but it'll help big time.
> 2. If you've got tons of people asking for stuff it might be time to
ask
> for help.  Perhaps you might need another developer there to handle
some
> of hte load
> 3. If people want things fast, explain that there will be more time
> spent making requested changes than if you had a solid list of
requests
> to work from.
> 4. Set your standards and set your goals realistically.  If someone
> wants something and you don't think you can get it done in that
amount
> of time, tell them.
>
> All of these take time, but they'll help!
>
> Hatton
>
> Candace Cottrell wrote:
>
> >Time... ahhh... how can we find it without working ourselves into a
> >frenzy?
> >
> >Do you all ever having 50 people breathing down your neck wanting
their
> >issue taken care of... THEIR application built by x date, THEIR
> >yaddyaddablahablah
> >
> >I'm the alpha and the omega here regarding anything pertaining to
the
> >web.
> >Do you all ever find it hard to  build apps the "right" way versus
the
> >"fast" way?
> >
> >I'm on the brink of a temper tantrum. I know I should be doing
things a
> >certain way, but I cant tell that to the "guys upstairs" who want
their
> >stuff done yesterday.
> >
> >Am I overreaacting?
> >
> >Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
> >The Children's Medical Center
> >One Children's Plaza
> >Dayton, OH 45404
> >937-641-4293
> >http://www.childrensdayton.org 
> >
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >
> 

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