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Thursday - 'Average Joe'

I check-out of the hotel as I’m going to work in Capgemini’s Wardour Street office tomorrow.  There are a few internal sessions that I would like to attend and it’s a good time to catch-up with friends and build the internal network.

This is the fourth day on the requirements analysis and it’s beginning to take shape, however I’m finding it particularly challenging getting information from the various project managers.  I check my emails to find I have no replies to the requirements questions I sent yesterday.  I decide to push on and start the more analytical process of identifying requirement misalignments across the programme.  I highlight a number of potential issues that may affect aspects such as infrastructure, cost, and resources and meet with my client business manager to discuss them further.  We identify the most severe issues from the set and create a plan to tackle them.  Some of these issues require consulting project managers to question their requirements choice.  Others need to be raised with system architects and senior business heads.

The afternoon is spent arranging meetings with the appropriate people to discuss the problems.  My client is pleased with the approach to this analysis and has suggested I do a similar piece of work to identify differences between this programme and another programme.

Today hasn’t been particularly exciting and the lack of email responses can be a let-down.  I leave the office at 17.20 to catch the train back to London.  My manager understands the importance of a work/life balance and is happy for me to work closer to home on Fridays.  I’m looking forward to some home comforts, however I have to cook my own food tonight!