Getting a little uppity there, aren't you?

Post #193,278 by drewk 2/6/05 5:22:07 PM Reply	Getting a little uppity there, aren't you? You'd be amazed what good a creative developer can do for an organization by solving problems that they hadn't known that they had. What do you think, you're a business analyst now? Get back to impementing the request that's been handed down to you and let the people who understand (the) business worry about what the users need. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #193,304 by ben_tilly 2/6/05 7:03:30 PM Reply	See what I said about "some organizations" I'm lucky enough to work in one that doesn't get in my way. Here's how it works out. From time to time I need a break from what I'm doing. So I take one. In those breaks I'm likely to talk to other people. Sometimes they are doing something that I know could be done better. If I feel like it and I think that I could improve their lives in under an hour, sometimes I'll just do it. Good for morale, leaves me feeling happy, and the extra energy it leaves me generally makes up for the time spent. If I'm not feeling quite that inspired, or it is bigger, I'll tell them, "You know, it would be easier if we just had a tool to do X. It would take me about Y effort to do. I'd suggest talking to Z, tell them my estimate, and have them prioritize that project and get it in the queue." I don't do this that often, but often enough that it makes a difference. Sometimes a big one. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #193,331 by daemon 2/6/05 10:33:49 PM Reply	tiger teams, had the fortune to work on one once given the resposability set to do A then as long as A was covered we could screw around with B,C to Z. A never got boring, a lot of pieces of the org got helped by our "submarine projects" and no one ever questioned what we were up to. Unfortunately most orgs dont recognise the value such teams ad and as soon as a merkin borg politikal CFO was merged into the company he quickly fscked the idea. regards, daemon I love her dearly, far beyond any creature I've ever known, and I can prove it, for never once in almost seventy years of married life have I taken her by the throat. Mind you, it's been a near thing once or twice. George Macdonald Frasier Clearwater highschool marching band [link\|http://www.chstornadoband.org/\|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
Post #193,333 by admin 2/6/05 10:38:43 PM Reply	Same thing where I work. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #193,347 by FuManChu 2/7/05 1:49:02 AM Reply	That's actually my "non-break" job I'm responsible to discover where IS/IT can make people's jobs easier before the people themselves figure it out. Not quite Management By Walking Around, but close--more Watching People Work.

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