Comments on: Best Case Scenario http://www.elilopian.com/2009/06/14/best-case-scenario/ Creating better software Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:27:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eli Lopian http://www.elilopian.com/2009/06/14/best-case-scenario/comment-page-1/#comment-39518 Eli Lopian Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:54:06 +0000 http://www.elilopian.com/2009/06/14/best-case-scenario/#comment-39518 True Udi, What I wrote was not a way to overwork the team, but a way to solve problems. A team should never commit to what it can't do. Use whatever method you deem (Kanban or threat a chapter 11) to make sure that you are not overloaded :-) Remember Udi, that my *first priority* goal is: What can I do to make our team a great team?" The basis of this is 1. Integrity 2. Positivity True Udi,
What I wrote was not a way to overwork the team, but a way to solve problems.

A team should never commit to what it can’t do. Use whatever method you deem (Kanban or threat a chapter 11) to make sure that you are not overloaded :-)

Remember Udi, that my *first priority* goal is: What can I do to make our team a great team?”

The basis of this is
1. Integrity
2. Positivity

]]> By: Udi Dahan http://www.elilopian.com/2009/06/14/best-case-scenario/comment-page-1/#comment-39516 Udi Dahan Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:29:51 +0000 http://www.elilopian.com/2009/06/14/best-case-scenario/#comment-39516 I hear the statement you made from the various executives I work with: "Under what conditions can we do this and that?" Unfortunately, the lack of focus resulting from *trying* to do multiple things often causes serious problems. By the time I get brought in, things are in such a state of affairs that I respond to the executives: "We can barely do one of them. Trying to do both will almost certainly cause us to fail at both. You have to pick which one we do, and which we don't." They sometimes counter with "you should be able to do both". This is simply refuted by pointing out reality. There's nothing like the risk of going out of business to make executives listen. Not to be too negative :-) I hear the statement you made from the various executives I work with:

“Under what conditions can we do this and that?”

Unfortunately, the lack of focus resulting from *trying* to do multiple things often causes serious problems.

By the time I get brought in, things are in such a state of affairs that I respond to the executives:

“We can barely do one of them. Trying to do both will almost certainly cause us to fail at both. You have to pick which one we do, and which we don’t.”

They sometimes counter with “you should be able to do both”. This is simply refuted by pointing out reality. There’s nothing like the risk of going out of business to make executives listen.

Not to be too negative :-)

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