Quotes from the Boss

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Project sponsor commenting on results from GUI design session, "I guess with enough practice, any interface is intuitive."

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"You get the guys started coding. I'll go find out what the client wants." ~ VP to Project Mangager

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"Teamwork is a lot of people doing exactly what I say." ~The Boss

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Program Manager and VP discussing potential projects.

VP: "This is a good concept and there's a huge value proposition to it. Unfortunately, we looked at doing the same thing last but decided not to fund the effort."

PM: "Really? That's interesting: Why did you kill the project?"

VP: "Well... we decided it was too hard."

PM: [pause] "This project means millions in ROI and about the same in cost savings. We're not doing it because it's hard?"

VP: [pause] "Yes."

PM: "Should we rethink that?"

VP: "No. It's too hard."

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"640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981

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Programmer: "This design isn't going to work. We were wrong in our assumptions and we can't deliver it."

Manager: "What will it take to change the project documentation and make it read like we knew this from the start?"

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