Is e seo an 10 sa cheud mu dheireadh

In the last few months, we've had at least a dozen releases of new functionality in our application and our integrations. Unfortunately, we also have a few projects that were started many, many months ago prior to my arrival that still aren't ready for production. It's not the team's fault, but it's now my responsibility to get to production.

There's no question that I have the right team and the right technology. But 90% of the work has been done for too long.

Here's the plan to get us over the last 10%:

1. Thoir air na leasaichean agad sealltainn an comas-gnìomh.
2. Iarrtas sgrìobhainnean ag atharrachadh gu mionaideach agus a ’faighinn gabhail ris bhon sgioba air carson a dh’ fheumar na h-atharrachaidhean sin a dhèanamh.
3. Faigh aonta air cuin a thèid na h-atharrachaidhean a chrìochnachadh le.
4. Clàraich an ath thaisbeanadh.
5. Rach gu ceum 1.

Once a project gets delayed, the risk actually increases that it will get delayed again. In past jobs, I've actually heard sighs of relief when a deadline was broken… because it buys more time for completion. Employees always want to do a great job and developers especially love to show off their talent.

We had a demo a week or so ago that didn't go over too well. The developers showed up late, they initiated a request manually with their application (a bit of a hack), and then the transaction failed. When it failed, there was silence. And more silence. And some more. We talked through some possible solutions and then politely closed the demo.

Às deidh an demo, bhruidhinn mi ris an stiùiriche leasachaidh agus thug e misneachd dhomh gu bheil am pròiseact 90% deiseil.

I explained to him that 90% means 0% in sales. 90% means that the goals were not met. 90% means that the expectations set with prospects and customers have not been met. While I agree that 90% is the majority of the work, it's not a success until that last 10% is completed. That adds up to 100% by the way ;).

This week, we saw the demo again and it was a thing of beauty. We're now tweaking the final product and I'm confident we'll release in upcoming weeks when we've committed to our clients. I let the teams know how great a job they did and how much we appreciated the work. It's not a homerun… that will be when we're production ready but the bases are definitely loaded.

Beagan comhairle a bharrachd:

• An-còmhnaidh air aontachadh mu chinn-latha.
• Às deidh gach atharrachadh ann an riatanasan, ath-mheasadh an loidhne-tìm agus thig gu aonta a-rithist.
• Clàraich an taisbeanadh le tòrr ùine airson an sgioba ullachadh.
• Set the expectations for the demonstration. Let the team know that you're excited!
• Put the team at ease that you know that problems may arise, you simply hope they won't.
• Be supportive, don't wait for failure then attack.
• Moladh gu poblach, bi riatanach gu prìobhaideach.
• Do not, under any circumstances, use the demonstration as an opportunity to motivate with embarrassment. You'll only motivate your programmers to look for a job!
• Comharrachadh soirbheachas.

Remember that the last 10% is the toughest. It's the last 10% that makes and breaks business. Planning, preparation and execution on the last 10% will make all the difference.