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You're working on a project and you are under pressure to deliver. What would you do get it over the line?

11 Aug 2008 to 18 Aug 2008 No matter how well you plan you don't always make it. What would you do if the deadline was looming? (Suggested by Pete)

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(2) CListCtrl
(1) CMFCListCtrl
(1) communicate to the stakeholders about the delays and provide expectations about what will be done and what will be left out and why.
(1) Cut corners and skip documentation. Then come back after release to clean it all up
(1) cut down on the features to be delivered in cooperation with stakeholders
(1) cut down the less important requierements and add them in the maintinance phase
(1) Cut some features
(1) cut the scope
(1) Cut unnecessary features (there usually are some)
(1) Depends on source of deadlined
(1) discuss with the costumer to get a prefered solution
(1) Drink heavily
(1) Drink until i forget about time
(1) Drop Features
(1) Drop low priority features
(1) drop some features
(1) Drop some functionality
(1) Explain to the stakeholders why the deadline will not be met, then stop wasting so much time on Code Project surveys, and get the project finished.
(1) Get stakeholders to commit to minimum feature list with no creep for initial delivery, but architect for at least three expected creeps.
(1) get the quality right before shipping, and also cut features
(1) go to Hawaii
(1) h
(1) Hire Chuck Norris
(1) I have no idea; all the code I have written was open source and without a real schedule (I've yet to code for money)
(1) Ignore small bugs
(1) Ignore subtle bugs.
(1) Implement CListCtrl in the project
(1) Inform the customer
(1) Just laugh in their faces. The fools actually believed it would be done on time.
(1) kill yourself
(1) Leave out some features
(1) Leave out some non-critical features for later
(1) Lose functionality
(1) Manage expectations of share holders
(1) Manage Realistic Expectations
(1) Manage the customer
(1) mattlindberg76@gmail.com
(1) Maybe a little overtime, but nothing heroic. If management makes bad estimates, it's their problem, not mine. Maybe they'll make more realistic estimates next time.
(1) meet with product owner
(1) Missing a deadline is better than delivering a shoddy product that was hurried to completion.
(1) More Shell Dialogs
(1) Motivate team offering extra money / spare time
(1) Negotiate away features
(1) Negotiate features/dates with the client/business
(1) Negotiate for further time or remove certain features for a "phase 2" implementation.
(1) Negotiate functionality
(1) Negotiate lesser scope with a patch after the deadline.
(1) negotiate to omit features
(1) Negotiate with stakeholders
(1) ocr
(1) Only work on tasks for that project
(1) overtime - but keep it within an limit
(1) Panic
(1) panic, cry, fail
(1) Post questions on CP
(1) Pray
(1) Prioritize. Discuss situation with customers. Agree on less-important features than can be delivered at a later date, in order to deliver the main product on time.
(1) Push back some features for next release
(1) Push features to next release
(1) Reduce feature set for the release.
(1) reduce functionality/features + inform customer in-time
(1) Reduce scope of project, then add the missing parts as updates or new versions.
(1) Reduce scope, plan on subsequent release
(1) Reduce the feature set
(1) Reduce the functionality
(1) Reduce the scope
(1) Remove Features
(1) Remove items that are not considered mandatory for launch or causing major problems
(1) Renegotiate contents and deadline
(1) Renegotiate deadline
(1) Renegotiate the deadline
(1) re-negotiate the deadline
(1) re-negotiate the dealine
(1) re-plan and/or strip out requirements
(1) Reschedule the delivery date. Better to absorb the cost and deliver a good product.
(1) rescope
(1) Rethink the requirements and design, then deliver on time
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(1) Send out resume to usual suspects
(1) shaker sort
(1) Skip nice-to-have features
(1) Talk to the primary sponsor, explain the technical problems and request more time.
(1) There's no such thing as a deadline
(1) Time, Features, Quality - let the busniess decied which one to cut
(1) Work more efficiently and reduce distractions
(1) add more heads and hands to coding
(1) ask forgiveness
(1) Blame the idiot who agreed to the deadline
(1) Break my leg
(1) Caffeine
(1) Change what is delivered (i.e. leave out features).