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218 FS Don't Agree to Project Deadlines


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1:06 - Jonathan suggested topic: Why are deadlines bad?

7:30  Deadlines are binary

11:28 Timelines

12:38 Weekly conversations

13:54 How to deal with a drop dead deadline

15:53 How do you agree to multiple features How much margin do you put on it?

17:05 Do you agree to what you think you can get done?

19:41 Why do you see developers agree to deadlines

22:06 Negotiating

24:40 Say no to clients who won’t agree to a deadline

27:27 Don’t take the risk

27:40 Solutions

31:13 Do you say no to a client who is insistent on a deadline?

35:24 Projects that drag on

38:00 Uncertain end date

43:47 An easy trap to fall into

44:27 Learn your lines

47:30 Explain the downside to a deadline

Picks
  • Taking time off (Philip)
  • How To Handle Deadlines Without Agree To Them (Jonathan)
  • Wood Badge (Chuck)
  • The Boy Scouts Of America (Chuck)
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