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<H1>Re: project management (or coding, kings, and other things)</H1>
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<LI><em>To</em>: "Multiple Recipients of MUD Design Mailing List" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: project management (or coding, kings, and other things)</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI>
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> From: coder#ibm,net
> I'm a contract programmer, so I have *lots* of war stories of bad project
> management, etc etc etc yada yada. Up front suggestions:
I'm a contractor too and this is a "me too" post, although my experience
in "remote" software project mangement is limited, but Chris's
commentary includes what I think are 2 of THE most important
principles.
>
> Establish a set of agreed upon base purposes for the project up
> front.
SCOPE, SCOPE, SCOPE --- Limit it, delineate it, define it until it is crystal
clear to all involved. Any extension of scope should be avoided like
the plague.
> Have the boss'es final word be the final law without argument.
> *NEVER* attempt to work via democracy or concensus.
This is extremely important. Programming by committee is about
as productive as a parliamentary committee session. Mussolini
and Napolean would have made an excellent project managers.
Of course if your refering to mud project administration, I venture
to guess you are already fighting a losing battle. For in attempting
to model a "virtual environment" your scope is immense and since
its a volunteer/hobbyist activity ( for many of us ), the Napoleans tend
to lose many of their troops along the way due to desertion.
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<LI><STRONG>Re: Strings & Memory Usage</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00141" HREF="msg00141.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:rsh#dos,nortel.com">rsh#dos,nortel.com</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 22:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00142" HREF="msg00142.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 15 Apr 1997, 22:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00146" HREF="msg00146.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
ashen <a href="mailto:ashen#pixi,com">ashen#pixi,com</a>, Thu 17 Apr 1997, 00:55 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00169" HREF="msg00169.html">Re: Strings & Memory Usage</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 21 Apr 1997, 04:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00128" HREF="msg00128.html">Re: project management (or coding, kings, and other things)</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 14 Apr 1997, 11:15 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00127" HREF="msg00127.html">Who is Steward and what can he do for me?</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 14 Apr 1997, 10:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00134" HREF="msg00134.html">Re: Who is Steward and what can he do for me?</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00167" HREF="msg00167.html">Re: Who is Steward and what can he do for me?</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Mon 21 Apr 1997, 04:03 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00126" HREF="msg00126.html">Risk Assessment -- was (Re: Ho hum)</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 14 Apr 1997, 08:10 GMT
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