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X002548
Not Just a Number
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-04-14 : 04:26:38
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| "I am Toast...what's the sortset time to delivery you've ever had?"Change your ORDER BY and you'll be fine! <Sorry!> |
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
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Posted - 2006-04-14 : 05:03:54
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| "what's the sortset time to delivery you've ever had?"You mean like Yesterday?Negative times count?rockmoose |
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mcrowley
Aged Yak Warrior
771 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-14 : 09:43:17
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| By the time anything gets to me it is a crisis anyway, so I am not sure what the question means. Are you implying you actually get lead time to prepare? |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-14 : 10:05:35
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Originally posted by X002548
I am Toast...what's the sortset time to delivery you've ever had?I still don't have finalized feeds, and I'm 2 weeks away16 hour days just plain suck.....Brett8-)Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this linkhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspxAdd yourself!http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam
You obviously need a development methodology to help you stay on schedule. This one works well for me.1. Define delivery date.2. Throw some crap together.3. Test.4. If test is successful, then go live, else go live.5. Define requirements.6. Go to item one.CODO ERGO SUM |
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Arnold Fribble
Yak-finder General
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Posted - 2006-04-14 : 11:59:37
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We use a special methodology we like to call Jenga Programming:* start with a codebase* each player (programmer) in turn: * removes code that they believe is no longer used * adds new code on top (unlike regular Jenga, they are permitted to use both hands)* first player who causes the system to fall over loses and resigns |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-04-14 : 13:07:31
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| "then go live, else go live"What a fantastic policy!"Good job you only want the impossible, miracles take a little longer ..." |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-14 : 13:39:56
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Originally posted by Kristen
"then go live, else go live"What a fantastic policy!"Good job you only want the impossible, miracles take a little longer ..."
Yes, we always make our dates.Also, deferring requirements gathering until after we go live eliminates the biggest cause of slipped deadlines. Without those troublesome requirements, anything is possible.CODO ERGO SUM |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-15 : 11:41:05
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| 16 hour days suck...got 1 1/2 weeks left....because they pushed the dates up, AND we have to deal with an outsourced HR department...Why is that the outsourced companies are allowed to have incomptent people...their "feeds" from peoplesoft, take 7 hours each to extract...So their process window is limited, so that's why it's neen pushed up.I've seen this sheet before...they use SQR and levels upon level on nested cursors. Last one I saw was 13 hours, and it had 7 levels on nesting.MoronsBottom line is, failure is not an option...which means missing the date I guess....right or wrong for the most partdrinking has become medicinal instead of funBrett8-)Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this linkhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspxAdd yourself!http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2006-04-15 : 12:53:45
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it should be very interesting after all this is done to look at you code brett...it'll have variables like:declare @PersonMargharitaCount int, @AveragePersonCostPerMargharita money, etc...  Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  Blog thingie: [URL="http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp"] |
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
4110 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-16 : 00:00:05
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it's how they make money...they make it so complicated that only they can decipher how it was produced... creating what they call dependency and ofcourse showing off with those nested loops... the more complicated the process, your management assumes that they're competent , i find that management gets impressed when they don't understand the process, they assume it's too high level for them --------------------keeping it simple... |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-04-16 : 02:47:07
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| "I've seen this sheet before..."Same old sheet eh?! |
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Shortest time to delivery