Don't hold a nebulous infinishable to-do list over his head to guilt trip him-- he will come down off of his creative high and beat himself up for being irresonsible and may even shut down emotionally.
Wow, I didn't even notice this one the first read. It's EXACTLY what I'm going through right now.
It's a test of wills. I'm in the middle of a huge rewrite of a critical app while they insist on bombarding me with minutia (digital whining) every single day. For the first time ever (with them), I refuse. "Live with it until after Labor Day; I'm busy." Stay tuned...
I thought you were on your own already - or is this a contract?
Dealing with people is difficult - perhaps you could setup some sort of emailing ticket system where the minutia can go into queue. This way it will not interrupt your important rewrite or other pressing matters.
Things change rapidly and these people understand how well some business problems can be addressed with technology. They also have a pretty good feel for what it will take. Their biggest problem is that they want everything now.
I have a habit of almost always saying "yes". But sometimes you just gotta say no. Not easy for anyone.
Hopefully, once I get this thing into production, I can go back to normal chaos mode :-)
Wow, I didn't even notice this one the first read. It's EXACTLY what I'm going through right now.
It's a test of wills. I'm in the middle of a huge rewrite of a critical app while they insist on bombarding me with minutia (digital whining) every single day. For the first time ever (with them), I refuse. "Live with it until after Labor Day; I'm busy." Stay tuned...
(Anyone looking for a good programmer?)