Comms again?

On occasions, its been my experience that I've wanted a large group of users to do something to fulfill the needs of the project....And they don't! It would be so gratifying if a TPM could be like the guy who owns the canine (do they call them shepherds anymore) from the BBC show 'One man and his dog'.

...Just imagine, you want your last 1000 users to log on to the new domain RETAIL-1.
.....so...you simply raise your hand to your mouth and blow the whistle...in a really weird but 'i know what I'm doing' kind of way.....

...all of sudden 4 dogs start running round the UK rounding users up(1 dog = 250 users)....from wherever they are, start goading them into sites which are closest to them...

...and start coaxing these users to log on to the system to invoke the migration process.

oh yes.....that would be just priceless!

ah well....dreams!

To get a big message out, a big commanding message which people will sit up and take notice of, will have to come out from a higher source, so its good sometimes to get messages of this nature....out through senior management, or even the directorship (depending on the size and the importance of the project).

It can be a bit daunting approaching these managers, but if they appreciate what the project is about, the impact it will have on the business, the savings which can be achieved(that is if there is a financial incentive - if there is, THAT'S A GOOD THING!), and the consequences of the project not reaching completion - the risks, then they'll be agreeable to backing your activity.