Change Management or Manage Change
Well, after spending a week on a project through another contracter and acting behind the scenes I have become a huge supporter of Change Management or changing the management. I have recreated the same 5 functions over and over because every time the customer thinks something out loud the manager of the project says ok and we make the change - good, bad, doesn't matter - no discussion and no explaining the consequences to the customer. Of course we are now back to square one on 3 of the 5 and I expect to change the other 2 back tomorrow. A week wasted, I should not complain, I am getting paid by the hour, but it is a matter of principle, there are right ways to manage a project. Client expectations need to be managed correctly and also client requests.
On the permanent job front there is no change - did 3 tech interviews this week. 2 went well and 1 was less than my best moment. We will see if anything comes of them.
After spending hours in the hell spawned mire that is our local government I finally got an answer to my question on paying my child support with a credit card - and the answer was yes. Of course a few more hours later finding out how to do this lead to - But not with any credit card I have. Argh! My faith in our election and selection processes for our government is shaken daily.
Every day is a holiday and every meal a feast - quote from my platoon sargent in the Corps. My sentiments these days exactly..
