Quiz · Negotiating an Earlier Deadline

Question 1What is this talk mainly about in general?

How to find extra developers for a software project Why clients should never change agreed deadlines How the speaker negotiated a client's earlier deadline Why written agreements cause problems for teams

Question 2What did the speaker discover the client really needed?

Only the first part of the system was genuinely urgent The whole system had to be finished within a week A larger budget mattered more than the delivery date Two extra developers were needed to test the system

Question 3What lesson did the speaker take from the negotiation?

Difficult clients should always be refused politely Deadlines are rarely fixed if you offer a sensible alternative Teams work faster when they are under heavy pressure Written contracts matter more than honest conversation