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When you're short on time what are some things that help you save time on projects?

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What are some strategies that you help you work efficiently while working on a project?  Are there any tips, tricks or tools you use when you're in a time crunch?

 

Thanks for sharing!

Nicole, element14 Community Manager

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  • I agree with a lot of the things said, but I forgot to add one thing, NO CHANGES ARE FREE!

     

    Last minute changes have killed more projects than I can count.  When you set up your project have a cut off time for changes and insist that any changes adopted come with extra cost and extra time.

     

    I used to have some customers who just loved to come in at the last minute and insist on a few "small" changes that always resulted in me and/or my team working long hours in the night to be ready for the acceptance test.  After the second such interruption, I posted a sign with the above message on it and made sure the customer always saw it during our meetings.  It at least slowed them down a bit and gave me the opportunity to negotiate a feature trade, but I still insisted on time releif or no deal.

     

    It didn't always work, but I at least had my say in telling the boss that he was adding risk for no additional reward.  Money he understood.

     

    DAB

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  • I agree with a lot of the things said, but I forgot to add one thing, NO CHANGES ARE FREE!

     

    Last minute changes have killed more projects than I can count.  When you set up your project have a cut off time for changes and insist that any changes adopted come with extra cost and extra time.

     

    I used to have some customers who just loved to come in at the last minute and insist on a few "small" changes that always resulted in me and/or my team working long hours in the night to be ready for the acceptance test.  After the second such interruption, I posted a sign with the above message on it and made sure the customer always saw it during our meetings.  It at least slowed them down a bit and gave me the opportunity to negotiate a feature trade, but I still insisted on time releif or no deal.

     

    It didn't always work, but I at least had my say in telling the boss that he was adding risk for no additional reward.  Money he understood.

     

    DAB

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