Here's how I've dealt with that issue and thus far, it's practically not a problem anymore.
- Strict Documentation that needs to be signed off. If they wish other features be added, the deadline gets pushed back. Otherwise it's something that can be taken care of down the road. If it wasn't important enough to remember during the last phase of planning, than it isn't important enough to lose sleep over. - Quote double the amount of time it will take you. Explain to them the reason for this is because many different things can go wrong and you want to be sure that you can deliver on time. You can mention that it's likely that if everything goes well the project will be done early to appease them. If they aren't happy with that, than this would be the time to mention that a lack of planning on their part doesn't constitute an emergency on yours. Hold your ground. Don't give into the guilt they'll try to put on you because it's only setting a precedent that they'll be able to take advantage of you. Just remember that many people don't learn unless there's a consequence and the fact that you continue to bail them out isn't helping the matter. They don't think anything is wrong, because they aren't suffering and the projects are going out on time... at your expense. Cheers and good luck, !k -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:50 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Market Dept - Project Management help All, Do you work in a Marketing department? Do you have more than a few people giving you requests for projects? I'm not talking about text and images or content managment, but custom applications. Ever work with someone that gives you bits and peices of a project and then make multiple changes and edits after the project document has been defined? I need a application/process that is simple enough for Marketing people to use that will force them to organize their projects before they even get to the Web team. The amount of time that is wasted revisting projects for multiple changes is rediculous! Then they ask the Web team why a project isn't completed. FRUSTRATING! Any feedback to get these non-technical marketing people more organized would be great! Pulling my hair out! Thanks D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292593 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
