RE: Reality check

["Secara, Maggie" <Maggie -dot- Secara -at- indymacbank -dot- com>]

Every software project I've been on in the last 4-5 years has come in dead
on schedule.

Maggie Secara


John said: 
We have project timeline reviews twice a week and NONE of the
> intiatives (about 10 to date) have slipped more than a couple of
> weeks from inception to rollout. If any milestone in the timeline
> moves more than 3 days, it gets kicked up to a red status and
> initiative manager must give an oral presenation to the stakeholders
> explaining why. The stakeholder's bonus plan includes this as a
> factor, so you can be sure they don't smile during the presentation. 
> 
> --- Lois Patterson <lois -at- dowco -dot- com> wrote:
> > There are so few software projects that conform to timelines
> > anyway. Do you
> > think they will realistically have the product finished so that
> > your work
> > will be required in that four weeks, or will this discussion of
> > Lois Patterson
> > 
> > Sharon wrote:
> 
> > 
> > | I am looking for a reality check. The client seems
> > | immovable about the 4 weeks. 

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