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On 11/2/07, Kevin Aebig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292611 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
