Or the guy who really just needs it: "Hey, Alex. I saw you've head BasePage.aspx locked since last month. Mind if I work on it for a bit?" "I still need it."

Or the guy who really just needs it: "Hey, Alex. I saw you've head BasePage.aspx locked since last month. Mind if I work on it for a bit?" "I still need it." "Any idea when you'll be done with it?" "No." This is what the waterfall model was made for.