Comments on: Why is it, we developers tend to … http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/ Programming, reverse engineering and anything else as well ... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Oliver http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37546 Oliver Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:56:58 +0000 http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37546 True, being open to discussion is very important. But what if you have a problem facing the manager? That's why there should be some anonymous report channel as well. Depends on the project size - sure - but even in smaller groups I can see difficulties. And your assertion about the estimates is most certainly true, but isn't that more because the project manager sees himself as the right hand of the management, rather than the neutral mediator between <b>all</b> involved parties? // Oliver True, being open to discussion is very important. But what if you have a problem facing the manager? That’s why there should be some anonymous report channel as well. Depends on the project size - sure - but even in smaller groups I can see difficulties.

And your assertion about the estimates is most certainly true, but isn’t that more because the project manager sees himself as the right hand of the management, rather than the neutral mediator between all involved parties?

// Oliver

]]> By: Paracelsus http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37534 Paracelsus Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:59:30 +0000 http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37534 It is still an estimate and most managers(project or other) at software companies have tendency let estimate the be final date regardless of problems. I've met only one project manager during my career that has changed scope, added resources or estimated final date when problems have appeared. Being a little more formal is not a drawback, but I have found that the key is open discussion about problems and action on solving the problems that gives the alleviation of pressure on projects. It is still an estimate and most managers(project or other) at software companies have tendency let estimate the be final date regardless of problems. I’ve met only one project manager during my career that has changed scope, added resources or estimated final date when problems have appeared.

Being a little more formal is not a drawback, but I have found that the key is open discussion about problems and action on solving the problems that gives the alleviation of pressure on projects.

]]> By: Oliver http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37512 Oliver Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:58:10 +0000 http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37512 Well, as far as I read - I am currently reading up on IT project management - time to market can be estimated quite exactly <b>if</b> the planning is correct and if the project manager controls changes instead of letting changes control the project. So it might be less pressuring after all, if people find a more formal approach to tackle a project in the first place, I think. // Oliver Well, as far as I read - I am currently reading up on IT project management - time to market can be estimated quite exactly if the planning is correct and if the project manager controls changes instead of letting changes control the project.

So it might be less pressuring after all, if people find a more formal approach to tackle a project in the first place, I think.

// Oliver

]]> By: Paracelsus http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37494 Paracelsus Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:40:14 +0000 http://blog.assarbad.net/20080406/why-is-it-we-developers-tend-to/#comment-37494 A combination of laziness, lack of knowledge and if you are in a commercial setting something called "time to market". A combination of laziness, lack of knowledge and if you are in a commercial setting something called “time to market”.

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