Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Go-Live Time
One of the main goals of my current job is to take a customer live. By this, I mean that we help the customer get their software setup, tested, loaded with data, train the users, then set them loose. I have gotten a couple of real problem projects from my company in the past two years. I got them because others were not able to finish them for various reasons. Problem Project # 1 is not technically done yet, but the tasks being done now are small and they have been using the software at some level for around 20 months and fully live on it for over a year.
Problem Project # 2 is in the beginning stages of go-live now. This customer has a number of divisions and locations. Right now we are bringing up most of the functionality for one division at one location and training users in two other divisions at that first location. However, it counts as a go-live. It will take another month or two probably before they are fully live in all locations and divisions. This is a really fun part of the job because the customer is finally getting value from the system (better late than never) and I am less dependent on others to do their work and more dependent on myself for the remaining items.
Software consulting can be VERY frustrating and stressful. The other end of the continuum would be all interesting and fun -- unlikely to ever get there entirely. However, I am much closer to the interesting/fun end right now which feels good.
Problem Project # 2 is in the beginning stages of go-live now. This customer has a number of divisions and locations. Right now we are bringing up most of the functionality for one division at one location and training users in two other divisions at that first location. However, it counts as a go-live. It will take another month or two probably before they are fully live in all locations and divisions. This is a really fun part of the job because the customer is finally getting value from the system (better late than never) and I am less dependent on others to do their work and more dependent on myself for the remaining items.
Software consulting can be VERY frustrating and stressful. The other end of the continuum would be all interesting and fun -- unlikely to ever get there entirely. However, I am much closer to the interesting/fun end right now which feels good.
# posted by - Rob @ 8:56 PM 
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I feel for ya bud. I transitioned from a job I particularly enjoyed to another. Three weeks into the new position I am just now starting to have some 'good feelings' about the position.
No where near the stress level and involvement you have.
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No where near the stress level and involvement you have.
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