Is this like scotty telling kirk it'll take three hours to fix it when it will really only take an hour and a half?
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) <[email protected]>wrote: > I do something sort of similar. If they want less testing before, I say > sure, but each cut before deployment will cost 2-3 weeks after we > deploy. It is much harder to test and fix when everyone is yelling that > it isn't working. > > Thank you, > > Mark Snyder > -----Original Message----- > >Idiots _always_ ask if I "get them all green any faster?" > > I used to get that. The kick-off meeting was Monday afternoon and they > wanted results by Friday. I would counter: "You can have it by Tuesday > noon." I would then pause to watch them get all excited, then say, "But > it will be crap." They would then stutter: "But we don't want it to > crap. > We'll wait 'til Friday." I would counter: "It will still be crap, I > might as well give it to you on Tuesday." That set the stage for a "how > good do you want it" vs. "how long will it take" discussion. > > I did this over and over and still can't believe it always worked. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
