The usual project management
Programmer to Team Leader:
“We can’t do this proposed project. **CAN NOT**. It will involve a
major design change and no one in our team knows the design of this
legacy system. And above that, nobody in our company knows the
language in which this application has been written. So even if
somebody wants to work on it, they can’t. If you ask my personal
opinion, the company should never take these type of projects.”
Team Leader to Project Manager:
“This project will involve a design change. Currently, we don’t have
any staff who has experience in this type of work. Also, the language
is unfamiliar to us, so we will have to arrange for some training if
we take this project. In my personal opinion, we are not ready to
take on a project of this nature.”
Project Manager to 1st Level Manager:
“This project involves a design change in the system and
we don’t have much experience in that area. Also, not many people in
our company are appropriately trained for it. In my personal opinion,
we might be able to do the project but we would need more time than
usual to complete it.”
1st Level Manager to Senior Level Manager:
“This project involves design re-engineering. We have some people who
have worked in this area and others who know the implementation
language. So they can train other people. In my personal opinion we
should take this project, but with caution.”
Senior Level Manager to CEO:
“This project will demonstrate to the industry our capabilities in
remodeling the design of a complete legacy system. We have all the
necessary skills and people to execute this project successfully.
some people have already given in house training in this area to other
staff members. In my personal opinion, we should not let this project
slip by us under any circumstances.”
CEO to Client:
“This is the type of project in which our company specializes. We
have executed many projects of the same nature for many large clients.
Trust me when I say that we are the most competent firm in the
industry for doing this kind of work. It is my personal opinion that
we can execute this project successfully and well within the given
time frame.”
