Re: Measurable objectives?

["elizabeth j allen" <eja -at- samurai -dot- com>]

I don't know. I don't work in absence of a process--I track my deadlines
and deliverables in M$Project. My manager prefers Excel, but I find Excel
lacks the level of detail and contingencies that I build into my project
planning.

I think you'd actually enjoy working with me John. ;^)

Elizabeth
--
Elizabeth J. Allen
Technical Writer
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein


John Posada said:
>> At the end of the day, someone has to type out the
>> "damn document" or nobody's process gets marked complete.
>>
>> And that's my final answer.
>
> Elizabeth...in absence of a process, how do you know 30 days into a
> projected 90 day effort if you are on schedule and where you should
> be at that point?
>
> Don't get me wrong. A defined process doesn't have to be a 200 page
> manual with flowcharts, gantt charts, DFDs, and various UML stuff. It
> could be a one page document. In fact, it could be totaly in your
> head. However, what's important is that you know what you are doing,
> what you will be doing next, at what percentage of the project each
> element should happen, and that you follow the same process each time.
>
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
>
> "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
> actually known what the question is."
>
>


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