[Info-vax] Roadmap

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/1/2019 9:57 AM, gezelter at rlgsc.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 8:14:19 AM UTC-5,
> clair... at vmssoftware.com wrote: We decided that the quarterly updates
> were a big waste of time. Starting in a few weeks we will be updating
> the roadmap when there is something new to post or we just need to
> put a new date/time stamp on what is already there. This has been the
> plan for a while now but the holidays just in the way.

> On a technical basis, unchanged roadmaps are not a problem for me.
> 
> However, on the management/psychology side, updated dates, which show
> progress on schedule, would be helpful with managers.
> 
> Unchanged items are inherently ambiguous. It could be that that the
> item has not been updated, or it could be that everything is as
> predicted. It is the ambiguity that causes unease.

Perception matters.

I will recommend:
* update fixed day every quarter
* if no real changes to plans then:
   - update date
   - update a small story about technical progress being made

Arne