Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Hostile environment
It has been some years since I was in such a hostile environment.
I arrived at Unicredit in Munich and was put in as a Project manager for a project that had been postponed.
I didn't want to be a Project Manager as I am a Senior Business Analyst.
Anyway, since March I have been trying to deliver the original project scope and last week in a meeting with the Italian owners, I find out that the scope has grown substantially and a new Project Plan has to be made by the end of this week. This will have to be without the usual questioning of the business.
Testing of what we have done has been extremely slow. I have a very brainy guy, but like most of these people his social skills are far less than mine and he borders on Aspergers syndrome, which seems to be backed by the constant tourettes like twitching he has.
Everything I say or write he doesn't understand and I have tot take a good couple of minutes explaining everything to him, at which point he always looks into the air.
Trying to get deadlines from him is a nightmare as he never knows how long something will take him.
I find out that any validation of calculations we have to produce, has to be made by Risk Control. My tester and myself met with the main guys a number of weeks ago to which he said ' we do know about your project, but no one has come to see us and we do not have authorisation to be involved, but yes we are the ones to validate everything!'
However, he cut the meeting short as he didn't have authorisation to talk to us.
Last week in a meeting he said that he is willing to help and it was agreed in the meeting with the Italians that we have a meeting and I provide an overview and explain the project and what he needs to do.
So I sent a meeting invitation to which he refused!
Since then I have been trying to get him to provide a test approach and timings. Again being another Asperger type person he has been refusing.
So yesterday I asked another egghead if he could help. This guy is a Financial Engineer and has been helping us a little in doing the testing by checking some results.
I asked if he could help me by suggesting how long it would take the other guy to test, as he knew him and how he works.
I then get an email back saying that he couldn't help and that I shouldn't use him for my deficiencies!
He said that the guy had delivered his approach in an email.
So I showed him the email and said if you can gather the approach from such a few comment then you had better do the Project plan.
He then came to see me and then said that documentation was poor (before me there was no documentation and I haven't issued any to him yet) and that I shouldn't go around the bank trying to meet people when I don't understand the bank nor the people!!
As some of you know that is the precise role of my job.
So all in all I have to produce a Project Plan to the Bank of Italy with the business not willing to play ball.
I have requested a meeting with my Manager today to express my disgust.
Let"s hope that my interviews in London bring a result so I can leave these inbreds!
Another English guy here who is a very senior person agrees with my synopsis of inbreds!!
I arrived at Unicredit in Munich and was put in as a Project manager for a project that had been postponed.
I didn't want to be a Project Manager as I am a Senior Business Analyst.
Anyway, since March I have been trying to deliver the original project scope and last week in a meeting with the Italian owners, I find out that the scope has grown substantially and a new Project Plan has to be made by the end of this week. This will have to be without the usual questioning of the business.
Testing of what we have done has been extremely slow. I have a very brainy guy, but like most of these people his social skills are far less than mine and he borders on Aspergers syndrome, which seems to be backed by the constant tourettes like twitching he has.
Everything I say or write he doesn't understand and I have tot take a good couple of minutes explaining everything to him, at which point he always looks into the air.
Trying to get deadlines from him is a nightmare as he never knows how long something will take him.
I find out that any validation of calculations we have to produce, has to be made by Risk Control. My tester and myself met with the main guys a number of weeks ago to which he said ' we do know about your project, but no one has come to see us and we do not have authorisation to be involved, but yes we are the ones to validate everything!'
However, he cut the meeting short as he didn't have authorisation to talk to us.
Last week in a meeting he said that he is willing to help and it was agreed in the meeting with the Italians that we have a meeting and I provide an overview and explain the project and what he needs to do.
So I sent a meeting invitation to which he refused!
Since then I have been trying to get him to provide a test approach and timings. Again being another Asperger type person he has been refusing.
So yesterday I asked another egghead if he could help. This guy is a Financial Engineer and has been helping us a little in doing the testing by checking some results.
I asked if he could help me by suggesting how long it would take the other guy to test, as he knew him and how he works.
I then get an email back saying that he couldn't help and that I shouldn't use him for my deficiencies!
He said that the guy had delivered his approach in an email.
So I showed him the email and said if you can gather the approach from such a few comment then you had better do the Project plan.
He then came to see me and then said that documentation was poor (before me there was no documentation and I haven't issued any to him yet) and that I shouldn't go around the bank trying to meet people when I don't understand the bank nor the people!!
As some of you know that is the precise role of my job.
So all in all I have to produce a Project Plan to the Bank of Italy with the business not willing to play ball.
I have requested a meeting with my Manager today to express my disgust.
Let"s hope that my interviews in London bring a result so I can leave these inbreds!
Another English guy here who is a very senior person agrees with my synopsis of inbreds!!
Monday, June 27, 2011
England ladies in World Cup show the same trait as the men
After scoring after about 18 minutes in Germany against Mexico, England being the favourites to win looked good.
Then a tiny girl from Mexico let rip a 30 yard hopeful shot and the twizzle like goalie for England completed screwed up.
She had it covered but for some reason didn't put the hand to the ball.
It was unbelievable.
I am now wondering if there was any back handers involved.
After this England were lucky to get a draw.
So the same attitude in the women as the men!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8602102/England-Women-1-Mexico-Women-1-match-report.html
Then a tiny girl from Mexico let rip a 30 yard hopeful shot and the twizzle like goalie for England completed screwed up.
She had it covered but for some reason didn't put the hand to the ball.
It was unbelievable.
I am now wondering if there was any back handers involved.
After this England were lucky to get a draw.
So the same attitude in the women as the men!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8602102/England-Women-1-Mexico-Women-1-match-report.html
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Cost of Traditional Church Weddings to go up 50%
Well as I have said to my Daughter.
Go away to the Caribbean, get married and have a good holiday or save for a house.
Why should you pay Stg 5,000-25,000 for a party to family who show no interest in you for say 10-20 years,
it's very hypocritical.
In my day you tended to visit family every week and stay in touch and now my family, don't send cards, don't reply to messages on Facebook even. Maybe they are telling me something, which backs my view and say ' Sod 'em '
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8587283/For-poorer-cost-of-church-weddings-to-rise-50pc.html
Go away to the Caribbean, get married and have a good holiday or save for a house.
Why should you pay Stg 5,000-25,000 for a party to family who show no interest in you for say 10-20 years,
it's very hypocritical.
In my day you tended to visit family every week and stay in touch and now my family, don't send cards, don't reply to messages on Facebook even. Maybe they are telling me something, which backs my view and say ' Sod 'em '
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8587283/For-poorer-cost-of-church-weddings-to-rise-50pc.html
Jack Warner resigns from FIFA
Now you can bet your bottom dollar that Jack Warner has been paid off by FIFA to resign and in return they have dropped all investigations into his back handers.
This also saves Blatter who said that there was no corruption In FIFA and any investigation would reveal this.
My work colleague who is from the Caribbean told me that Jack Warner is well known for corruption but he is also Mr Teflon!!
Seems he has done it again and saved Blatters face again!!!
This also saves Blatter who said that there was no corruption In FIFA and any investigation would reveal this.
My work colleague who is from the Caribbean told me that Jack Warner is well known for corruption but he is also Mr Teflon!!
Seems he has done it again and saved Blatters face again!!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
New Easyjet airport
Well it seems that Ryanair want to buy out Stansted and make it their main base.
Easyjet just announced flights from Southend.
So my thinking is that Ryaniar will put up charges to Easyjet to use Stansted as they don't want competition and then Easyjet will say goodbye and make Southend it's main airport.
Makes sense! and only 20 minutes from me plus much needed jobs in Essex
Easyjet just announced flights from Southend.
So my thinking is that Ryaniar will put up charges to Easyjet to use Stansted as they don't want competition and then Easyjet will say goodbye and make Southend it's main airport.
Makes sense! and only 20 minutes from me plus much needed jobs in Essex
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