, 2008 7:19 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Not in Plan response to requirements
Sometimes a requirement does not pass Go or collect $200 and is
rejected
or accepted outright. Of course, business needs change all the time,
so a
Rejection or Acceptance is no guarantee
You can watch Burn Notice when it comes back.
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:58:07 -0500, Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I want to grow my virtual server farm by 15% every 6 months, as
measured by billions of microthingies per fortnight, but there is
no Golden Widget that allows me to frangle a self-supporting
side-bender efficiently.
Has
On Wednesday, 01/30/2008 at 10:40 EST, Brian Nielsen
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I tried reversing the polarity but, despite all the Star Trek I've
watched, it didn't help. Perhaps I should have watched some MacGyver.
Ah, a Classics man. Reversing the polarity is s Old School; it's not
Did you try a sonic screwdriver?
Tony Thigpen
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:58:07 -0500, Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I want to grow my virtual server farm by 15% every 6 months, as
measured by billions of
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On Wednesday, 01/30/2008 at 10:40 EST, Brian Nielsen
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I tried reversing the polarity
Has this capability been anounced yet? We could really use that.
I tried reversing the polarity but, despite all the Star Trek I've
watched, it didn't help. Perhaps I should have watched some MacGyver.
Brian Nielsen
Perhaps you've run into a case that's covered by the maxim that was
posted
, especially these days!
Ah, where is my hydrosolator when I need it!
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Did you try a sonic screwdriver
On Jan 29, 2008 9:45 PM, Huegel, Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It may be a requirement to ask IBM to prepare better 'rejection
documentation'.
But in the end, you'd like IBM not to reject the requirements, but
implement them... Making it harder to reject them is a way to
influence the
On Tuesday, 01/29/2008 at 03:24 EST, David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
After having written up a lot of the requirements discussed here and
submitting
them through a recognized user group, I received a number of rejection
notices
with a reason of ?not in plan?.
Could someone at IBM
It may be a requirement to ask IBM to prepare better 'rejection
documentation'.
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Subject: Not in Plan response
After having written up a lot of the requirements discussed here and
submitting them through a recognized user group, I received a number of
rejection notices with a reason of not in plan.
Could someone at IBM explain this reason a little further? I thought the
point of user requirements was
But in the end, you'd like IBM not to reject the requirements, but
implement them... Making it harder to reject them is a way to
influence the trade-off, but not the most efficient way.
Yes. The basic tradeoff I'd hope for is that the response at least be
thoughtful enough to tell us why the
Sometimes a requirement does not pass Go or collect $200 and is
rejected
or accepted outright. Of course, business needs change all the time,
so a
Rejection or Acceptance is no guarantee that it will never see the
light
of day or that it will be in release n+1.
But remember that our
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