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Re:Ask HN: A colleague is leaving. How to investigate what w... by Ididntdothis on Saturday August 24, 2019 @03:35PM (#20789220)
Most middle managers don’t have much power. If your CEO gets it into his head that a project needs to be delivered at a certain date you can push back but what can you do if nobody listens?
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Re:Ask HN: A colleague is leaving. How to investigate what w... by TuringNYC on Sunday August 25, 2019 @12:56AM (#20791437)
Dates are only one lever, there are three others:

Cut scope

Increase resources

Decrease quality

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