Completing A Project

Yesterday I finally managed to finish the Big Project at work – it’s gone live, and while it needed some bugs to be fixed, it’s all happened.

It’s been the longest project I’ve done with the new job, and probably my longest Big Project since we moved here. It’s been challenging in lots of ways – not least the fact that the documentation we’ve been dealing with on the product that’s being integrated bears no resemblance whatsoever to the reality of the product. It all looks OK, but when you get to use it or rely on it then you’re doomed from the start.

It’s been a mammoth undertaking, and involved a lot more work than had been initially expected, but it’s in, done and live. There’s still a second phase, which starts on Monday – but I’m hoping (OK, Praying) that it will be a much easier (and faster) project.

I could look at some of the documentation for that phase this weekend. But I’m not going to. I’m going to take the weekend as a proper weekend, and not think about work stuff or what’s coming up. That’s the plan, and I intend to stick to it.