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What you describe is very impressive. What do you think makes the difference
for this work environment having firm deadlines and definitive objectives as
compared to other environments where both are woefully lacking?
> Soup to nuts...about 2 months per group of initiatives. This is my
> 3rd cycle (due date march) and have been here since Aug.
>
> We have project timeline reviews twice a week and NONE of the
> intiatives (about 10 to date) have slipped more than a couple of
> weeks from inception to rollout. If any milestone in the timeline
> moves more than 3 days, it gets kicked up to a red status and
> initiative manager must give an oral presenation to the stakeholders
> explaining why. The stakeholder's bonus plan includes this as a
> factor, so you can be sure they don't smile during the presentation.
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