Project deadlines are critical and often impractically set by someone almost completely unrelated to the project. That doesn't mean you can get it changed, nor does it mean you don't have to meet it at all costs.
But meeting those deadlines – even the easy ones – is not always possible. Stuff happens – often beyond our control – and we are faced with a situation where it looks like a key deadline is going to come and go without completion on our end. What do we do? Do we demand more effort, demand “work till you drop or else!”, demand excessive overtime? We could...but we must weigh in from some angles first...
But meeting those deadlines – even the easy ones – is not always possible. Stuff happens – often beyond our control – and we are faced with a situation where it looks like a key deadline is going to come and go without completion on our end. What do we do? Do we demand more effort, demand “work till you drop or else!”, demand excessive overtime? We could...but we must weigh in from some angles first...
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