the art of resource management

for the hundred times....

my company management screwed up again for resources allocation.
Well..it's a good thing that we got so many projects right now. Yet, we don't have enough resources to run the project.

While, clients since they pay, expect the number of people whose been promised to be on their projects.

While, not enough resources. The management is playing 'magic'.

Example:

1. Current Status: I am still responsible for 'X' project until end of August 2007
2. For the sake of starting a new won project, lets call it project 'Y', i was presented during Kick Off Meeting as the consultant.
3. For the sake of 'presence' for project 'Y', i was conducting Key User Training for 2 days, while to client X were told that i am doing internal work at office.
4. While at Client 'Y', they are already expecting me to be here from today onwards
5. Client 'X' also thought that i would be there until end of August 2007 of course.
6. Another complication, at Client 'X' my colleague 'A' who was doing the coordination was pulled to another project, call this project 'Z'
7. For the sake of presence replacement of colleague 'A'. Another of my colleague 'B' who is suppose to be at Client 'Y' as coordinator but fell sick and then canceled to be coordinator at client 'Y'. Assigned to replace colleague 'A' at client 'X'. Yet..after 1 day, he felt sick again...for 10 days...ooh get well soon dear.
8. Thus, Client 'X' who now thought colleague 'B' will be coordinating, shout out loud.
9. To shut Client 'X', colleague 'C' whose planned also to be at Client 'Y' was presented as coordinator at client 'X'
10. Now, Client 'Y' thought i and my colleague 'C' will be there to run the project
11. While, Client 'X' will definitely protest if colleague 'C' pulled out
12. Luckily colleague 'B' is recovering and will be there tomorrow at Client 'X' to do the coordinating job
13. How to break the news to client 'X'?
14. How to break the news to client 'Y' another face will show up instead of me tomorrow?


Au ah Gelap.....while the boss is not there everyday to face the client...
so, its me and colleague 'A' and 'B' and 'C' who become the BEMPER...

emang enak jadi bemper!!!!!!!!huwah


the art of resource managemnet or play chess?


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