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Please Stop Holding Project Status Meetings

Posted by Paul Parks on 29 January 2011, 12:41 pm

(I’ve also posted this same article on Code Project.)

Before I launch into the body of this essay, let me say that I think meetings are wonderful things. I’ll even go so far as to say that people in my field, software development, probably don’t have enough meetings. I have to qualify these opinions, however, by saying that they only apply to the right kinds of meetings. Regularly scheduled project status meetings that involve an entire team are definitely the wrong kind of meeting. They provide very little useful communication, and they kill productivity. There are better ways to accomplish the purpose of status meetings without actually having them.

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New Contract

Posted by Paul Parks on 4 December 2009, 11:26 pm

I’ve been signed to a new contract with my current client, on a new project working on self-service grocery again. This one should carry me well into next year, but I’m always keeping my eyes open just in case.

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Busy Until January

Posted by Paul Parks on 2 November 2009, 9:20 pm

I’ve been assigned to a new project through the end of 2009 so I’m unavailable for now, but if I’m not picked up for an extension I’ll be looking for new projects in 2010. Take a look at my resume and let me know if I might be a good fit for any contract or consulting opportunities in your organization. I’m currently W-2 with a small consulting company, but I’m open to 1099 or corp-to-corp starting next year.

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