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What if a software developer didn't complete his work within the deadline?

• donnie12345 4y ago
  Apologies, I know this are a lot of topics that I'm asking to cover but I need an honest opinion from senior developers.
  • geoah 4y ago
    My $0.02: Stay chill, breakdown the task in smaller easier to explain tasks together with their requirements and dependencies, go through them with the stakeholders, and try to offer alternatives and cutbacks while making sure they understand the consequences, and basically offer them an alternative that is feasible with the resources given. Good luck :)
    • AnimalMuppet 4y ago
      And if they won't listen, state clearly and in writing that their plans/requests/demands will not be met. State it not just to them, but to others in positions of power and influence. Make it clear that the failure was too large a scope, not inability to deliver, and make it clear that the overly ambitious person was warned up front.
• devKnight 4y ago
  Find another job?
• revskill 4y ago
  Descoping original task. It's what agility in "Agile development" about.
• UltraViolence 4y ago
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• dusted 4y ago
  > Is missing deadlines common in software development? Yes. > What should a software developer do when company is giving unrealistic workloads and deadlines? Depends on the org, but mainly, give realistic feedback, that includes what can be realistically expected to be delivered. > What do software developers do when they are forced to write a code/project within an impossible deadline? Keep calm and carry on. Deadlines are someone else's problem, if they don't want them missed, it's their responsibility to communicate clearly enough with the developers to set realistic deadlines and expectations.
• catchnear4321 4y ago
  Most projects fail. Many that succeed are late.