On 7/3/07, Matthew Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If they can't state > the problem into a few simple sentences, then they either don't > understand the problem, haven't thought it thru all the way, or just > want to throw money at a problem to make it go away... >
You say "throwing money" like it's a bad thing ;) Dead on advice, though. Once I get the client to give me a one-sentence definition of the project, each scope change can be challenged with "Is this essential for us to <restate mission>?" and it can help clear away a lot of the gratuitous gold-plating. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
