This right here is what everybody needs to factor into their planning. For some reason management doesn't seem to understand this. IMO this is one of the main r

This right here is what everybody needs to factor into their planning. For some reason management doesn't seem to understand this. IMO this is one of the main reasons for failure. As an example; i was once complimented (backhanded?) as "you are brilliant but moody" :-) It really made me realize the variation in my productivity which others had picked up on. Another example; in one project there was a real smart and knowledgeable programmer who had taken up a lot on his own shoulders. I was skeptical on whether he would be able to deliver on it and had tried to raise it diplomatically with management. Of course they didn't understand the human ramifications; result? A week before the deliverable, the guy cracked under the pressure and did not show up to work for the next two weeks. IMO, Management was squarely to blame for this since they did not understand the psyche of the people involved.