Let me give you an example of a real life consequences deadline where the project is state financed with money provided by EU, the end of the current political party term is nearing and the money is available on the premise that the project is finished successfully. "Is done" is actually approved by a third party inspector who not necceseraly works in your or the project's best interest. The project done by several separate subcontractors and if fails the political party looses faces before elections and if it fails to deliver the money provided by EU won't ever arrive and you won't get a dime. But you will pay the consequences of a failed contract.
I was an IT pm/ba/architect for one of the subcontractors. This project gave third of our annual income. Should we miss it it has the chance to bankrupt the company and as a bonus you have an angry political party against you.
Go, plan it, estimate it, deliver it on time.
I agree that every deadline is artifical and negotiable but EU financial support deadline is a fuckin hard deadline because you cannot possibly have the necessary network and position to initiate any kind of change.
Let me give you an example of a real life consequences deadline where the project is state financed with money provided by EU, the end of the current political party term is nearing and the money is available on the premise that the project is finished successfully. "Is done" is actually approved by a third party inspector who not necceseraly works in your or the project's best interest. The project done by several separate subcontractors and if fails the political party looses faces before elections and if it fails to deliver the money provided by EU won't ever arrive and you won't get a dime. But you will pay the consequences of a failed contract.
I was an IT pm/ba/architect for one of the subcontractors. This project gave third of our annual income. Should we miss it it has the chance to bankrupt the company and as a bonus you have an angry political party against you.
Go, plan it, estimate it, deliver it on time.
I agree that every deadline is artifical and negotiable but EU financial support deadline is a fuckin hard deadline because you cannot possibly have the necessary network and position to initiate any kind of change.