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16 Days
Friday, October 25, 2002

My boss at work came to me yesterday to encourage me to finish my project as soon as possible. Another project is launching and he wants me to be a part of it. It's a large e-commerce project using ATG Dynamo. The BDUF phase has begun, so I still have some time while the managers and architects spin their wheels. My goal is to finish the project within the next 16 business days, which is the number of business days I will work until December. I see a Saturday or two in my future.

I successfully convinced my boss to attend a Planning Game workshop at DePaul that Wyatt and Ron Jeffries will be putting on. Although it's too late to implement XP on the upcoming e-commerce project, this bodes well for future projects.

I've picked up The Secrets of Consulting again, starting where I left off in the middle. Weinberg makes a good point: most of the principles in the book are common sense, but it's triggering yourself to remember them at the critical moment that is key.

Another attempt to meet with Wyatt today...

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