I remember reading something a while back about how God had a huge project and he got it done in 7 days. For us though, we have not had much luck with His approach. No matter how many times Phil, Alex, Paul or myself proclaim “Let There Be Snagsta”, that only seems to work for deities.
We are at that stage now when it seems like every issue resolved sprouts 3 new issues to deal with. Not that these are big issues necessarily, but even the small issues can stack up.
It is also now that we start to see just how many tiny details there are to address in order to get Snagsta to the point where we can let you loose on the site (and don’t think we can’t see you there salivating all over your keyboard at the prospect!).
As with a lot of things, it is all about finding the right balance. Good enough to keep you interested, complete enough to keep us happy.
To close, I’m going to leave you with a bit of a cop-out list - some project management one-liners that have tickled my fancy over the years:
1. To estimate a project timeframe, work out how long it would take one person to do it then multiply that by the number of people on the project.
2. If an IT project works the first time, it is wrong.
3. A user is somebody who tells you what they want the day you give them what they asked for.
4. Good project management is not so much knowing what to do and when, as knowing what excuses to give and when.
5. The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time, the last 10% takes the other 90%.
6. Warning: Dates in a calendar are closer than they appear to be.
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