Comments on: My job went to India and all I got was… http://melalouise.net/2005/11/my-job-went-to-india-and-all-i-got-was/ Aware parenting, sewing and life in Amsterdam Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:04:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Pamela http://melalouise.net/2005/11/my-job-went-to-india-and-all-i-got-was/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Pamela Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:28:37 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=64#comment-44 Well, it's pretty much a startup company who've not made any money in 3 years and their venture capital runs out in March, so times are tough - despite the fact that they've got some great product ideas and lots of customers waiting to use them. They allowed their only two developers to play around with "research" for 6 months before actually getting serious about the project and hiring the rest of us, but it was already too late - and you're right, the agile process made this obvious from the start. Eventually they hired a CTO to actually do some management and within 2 weeks he canned the project and recommended alternatives. As for us, I don't think they'll make the mistake of trying to run such a project in-house again so we won't be crossing our fingers for another job there. We'll most likely be returning to Oz next month - Matt will see if he can get back into the agile world there and I will doing something different, which could be anything from teaching dance to starting a web design business with a friend... Thanks Robert :D Well, it’s pretty much a startup company who’ve not made any money in 3 years and their venture capital runs out in March, so times are tough – despite the fact that they’ve got some great product ideas and lots of customers waiting to use them. They allowed their only two developers to play around with “research” for 6 months before actually getting serious about the project and hiring the rest of us, but it was already too late – and you’re right, the agile process made this obvious from the start. Eventually they hired a CTO to actually do some management and within 2 weeks he canned the project and recommended alternatives.

As for us, I don’t think they’ll make the mistake of trying to run such a project in-house again so we won’t be crossing our fingers for another job there. We’ll most likely be returning to Oz next month – Matt will see if he can get back into the agile world there and I will doing something different, which could be anything from teaching dance to starting a web design business with a friend…

Thanks Robert :D

]]> By: Robert Watkins http://melalouise.net/2005/11/my-job-went-to-india-and-all-i-got-was/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Robert Watkins Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:10:31 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=64#comment-43 Ah... the flip side of Agile Development. Exposing actual progress instead of hiding behind "90% complete" can do that sometimes. It's even a win, of sorts, but I'm not sure the sequel will go well. My condolences, and good luck with your next contract. :) On the bright side: if they really were happy with the team, maybe they'll see about bringing some or all of the team onto a not-so-fatal project. Ah… the flip side of Agile Development. Exposing actual progress instead of hiding behind “90% complete” can do that sometimes. It’s even a win, of sorts, but I’m not sure the sequel will go well.

My condolences, and good luck with your next contract. :) On the bright side: if they really were happy with the team, maybe they’ll see about bringing some or all of the team onto a not-so-fatal project.

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