Klarinet Archive - Posting 000135.txt from 2002/06

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] OT Consultants was: ALL READ
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:31:51 -0400

Why do I get the feeling I didn't just receive a compliment?? ;-)

--- Glen Shannon <gshannon@-----.com> wrote:
> Neil,
>
> Your being a consultant reminds me of the scene in Mel Brooks' "the
> History of the World, Part I" where in ancient Rome, Bea Arthur was
> the clerk at the Vnemployment window (spelled with a V because it was
> ancient Rome). Mel Brooks approaches the window, trying to get his
> unemployment money. Bea asks, "Occupation?" Mel says "Philosopher".
> Bea says "Oh, a bullsh*t artist. Did you bullsh*t today?" "No." "Did
> you TRY to bullsh*t today?" "*Yes*"
>
> My partner was a business-solutions-implementation consultant for a
> couple years but in banking not software.
>
> Glen
>
> >--- David C Kumpf <dkumpf@-----.com> wrote:
> >
> >> As project director, I would think you would be minding milestones,
> >> schedule float, deliverables quality, and defect rates/klines of code,
> >> but not queues (except to the extent that a queue object was used to
> >> implement the software functionality...)
> >>
> >> [OK, bad software project management jokes, exit stage left...]
> >
> >Our company is so efficient, my primary function is to figure out
> >entertaining ways to use up the free slack (which can be accurately
> >gauged by how many emails I send to Klarinetland). As for deliver-
> >ables quality, I sample the results of business solution implement-
> >ations every now & then. W. Edwards Deming would be proud, seeing
> >his principles applied in the service industry. :-) "Milestones?
> >We don't need no stinking milestones!"
> >
> >Neil
> >
> >Do You Yahoo!?
> >Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup
> >http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
> >
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