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| 2085.1 | Is this guy ever right? | FASDER::BDENORMANDIE | BRUCE | Tue Sep 01 1992 16:30 | 8 |
| re. 0
Has this guy Ziff ever been accurate.
I have problem drawing a parallel with DEC and Unisys. My own personal
experiences with Unisys is that whenever they had a problem they
always blamed it on the other guy, who was either a Sperry or a
Burroughs carryover.
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| 2085.2 | there's plenty of that around here ... | CUPTAY::BAILEY | Season of the Winch | Tue Sep 01 1992 16:50 | 20 |
| >> whenever they had a problem they
>> always blamed it on the other guy
<soap_box>
This, to me, appears to be a working definition of project management
at Digital.
I'm really not trying to be cynical, but now that I've had a chance to
work in both the hardware and software development ends of this
company, I STILL see this as the prevailing practice ... i.e. it's OK
to blow deadlines or not deliver on promises as long as you can justify
it by making it appear that someone else is to blame.
We really need to overcome this tendency and start acting like we all
work for the same company.
<end_soap_box>
... Bob
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| 2085.3 | Great Bobs think alike .. | ULYSSE::WADE | | Wed Sep 02 1992 05:02 | 14 |
| Re -.1
>> ..... project management at Digital ... i.e. it's OK to blow
>> deadlines or not deliver on promises as long as you can justify
>> it by making it appear that someone else is to blame.
>> We really need to overcome this tendency and start acting like we all
>> work for the same company.
Seems to me that Bob Palmer agrees with you.
Remember his "no excuses permitted" message?
Jim
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| 2085.4 | accountability is important | BRAT::REDZIN::DCOX | | Wed Sep 02 1992 08:46 | 40 |
| re> <<< Note 2085.2 by CUPTAY::BAILEY "Season of the Winch" >>>
> -< there's plenty of that around here ... >-
>
> I'm really not trying to be cynical, but now that I've had a chance to
> work in both the hardware and software development ends of this
> company, I STILL see this as the prevailing practice ... i.e. it's OK
> to blow deadlines or not deliver on promises as long as you can justify
> it by making it appear that someone else is to blame.
>
> We really need to overcome this tendency and start acting like we all
> work for the same company.
I have HW & SW Project/Product/Program (or whatever else you'd like to
call us) Managers and Specialists working for me. We manage internally
funded new product development as well as customer funded custom
projects. We are measured against our Phase 1 Exit deliverables
(Business Plan, Functional Spec., etc) for internal projects, and the
"contract" for customer funded projects.
Our/their goal is "On Time, On Budget, Full Functionality at First
Revenue Ship or at delivery to Customer for custom projects".
Meeting those goals is a "3" rating, not a 1 nor a 2.
Not meeting one of those goals is acceptable ONLY when changes are
negotiated BEFORE HAND. That is, the funding authority or the customer
MUST agree to the changes that cause the metrics to change, otherwise
the original metrics stay in place.
We believe those goals are fair and resonable; they are the default,
not the exception. That is what Digital pays us to do. Performance
against those goals is noted at our/their reviews. We do not offer
excuses, nor place blame for our failures. We either get the job done
or we do not get the job done; we usually get the job done.
and we are busier than one arm paper hangers...
FWIW
Dave
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| 2085.5 | Still waiting .... | BEAGLE::BREICHNER | | Wed Sep 02 1992 10:18 | 7 |
| re: .4
I'd suppose that IPMT (Integrated Problem Management Tool, planned
to replace "since quite a while" the CLD "hack" ) is NOT
part of your internal development shop ?
;-)
fred
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| 2085.6 | | BRAT::REDZIN::DCOX | | Wed Sep 02 1992 10:53 | 1 |
| huh?
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| 2085.7 | It's a compliment... | SCAACT::AINSLEY | Less than 150 kts is TOO slow | Wed Sep 02 1992 13:00 | 7 |
| re: .6
.5 is saying that since you run your group properly, you obviously must
not be involved with whatever tool he is talking about that is very,
very late.
Bob
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