On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:22:33 +0000, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

>>> Ooo, a shiny thing...
>>
>> Yep.  I did writing for this company 2 years ago for a product that was
>> to be released about 3 months after I did the writing.
>>
>> The product still is in a free beta - and there's a lot of new stuff
>> that really (IMHO) should've been targeted for a version 2 (or even a
>> version 3).
> 
> "So, what do you want us to work on next?"
> 
> "OK, well A is really important. Put that as priority one. B is a
> crucial capability; none of our competitors have that yet. So put that
> as priority one. C is a really fantastic idea, so put that as priority
> one. D, I've got a customer who's really interested in that, so that has
> to be priority one. Oh, and E is going to enable us to deliver a really
> compelling advantage, so that's priority one."
> 
> "So... all five items have equal priority?"
> 
> "Yes."
> 
> "So which one do you want us to do first?"
> 
> "Can't you do all of them?"
> 
> "Yes, eventually. But which one should we sort out FIRST?"
> 
> "I want them all!"
> 
> *bang* *bang* *bang*

Yep, that sums that client up pretty much.  Well, except that every day 
there's a change in direction - at least there was when I was doing work 
for them.

Jim

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