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Downing, David wrote:
> Over the past several years, I have noticed a phenomenon connected with
> the age-old problem of getting technical reviews from SMEs. If I just
> distribute copies of a document, either hardcopy or electronic via
> email, and ask for comments back, I always get nada or almost nada. If I
> call a review meeting, people will accept the meeting invitation and
> come to the meeting.
cool- they actually accept and show up?
At my last gig, a number of people would either ignore the invites or
accept and no-show.
fun, fun, fun.
I heard it blamed it on the culture and the PM (contractor from a
different staffing firm).
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