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Apple will be around for a long time
By BRB29 on 4/5/2013 8:12:54 AM , Rating: 3
Even if apple sells everything, laid off everyone and just collect interest off its cash then it will still make billions a year. Xbox was one of my most bullyish marketshare grabbing method by pushing cash losing over 1 billion a year. Apple can bully its way into any market just using its interest and still be in the black forever.

I don't get it. As a project or program manager, you have the option to crash certain parts of the project to get it finished in time. Of course that cost money. But if you are going to crash, then you might as well crash as early in the project as possible so you can be sure you finish in time. Then you don't have to tell your boss/client that you spent the money and you're late.
Being late and overbudget is exactly the reasons project managers gets fired for.

By web2dot0 on 4/6/2013 2:45:10 AM , Rating: 2
The thing about managing big project is you almost always go over budget. There are so many hidden costs that it's almost inevitable, unless you are most seasoned or you care so much of other people's money that you penny pinch.

The trouble is, that never happens because if you've spent "X" amount already, why not a little more? .. the cycle continues ...

Once you are in that rabit hole, you can't "cut" loose. Now, you are really gonna be fired. Spending absurd amount of money for doing nothing ....

See the problem?

