deliverables
I've never used that term more so than I have this week. Everything is a deliverable. Whats your deliverable? Whos the deliverable? Why aren't we deliverabling right now? My god man we have deliverables here! Medic, deliverable down second squad post!
Deep down i dont want to be a deliverable but thats the name of the game sometimes. And ya know what? I decree that deliverables are only delivered on Mondays. No one gettin a report on a friday at 2pm is gonna read it. He or she will look at it Monday.
A monday deliverable gives the delivering team time to think about the deliverable and what all needs to be delivered, plus it has a safety net, a built in weekend of time to debate the deliverable. Thats whats needed.
I always want the buffer. I want the maybe so, I want the little bit of time that gives me a chance to pull up. Rushing to a deadline is not something I like. I think delivering teams should be lied to. Tell them thrusday, but then when they make that date, say no it was next monday. The team screams but has time to clarify.
I guess I need more sugar, gotta finish this deliverable.
Comments
but you see in the large sceam of things what was a deliverable then becomes a receivable. and then this constitutes a receiver. which a another job for a joe shmoe to fill. he gets a paycheck, feeds little joey and betty sue and everyones happy. it would be a lot easier if we could set our calenders ahead a day so we would always be on top of things. but then there would be no more jobs for all those stress psychologists. oh well, thank god for fedex.
Posted by: ghost 86 | October 2, 2003 08:01 PM
i just had a great piece of garlic-lime chicken, asparagus and cheese garlic bread... yum!!! oh well, thank god for ups.
Posted by: Gator Dave | October 2, 2003 09:46 PM