SubcontractWorkOverload
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Name
- Subcontract Work Overload (Anti-Pattern).
Context
- We have accepted too much work.
Problem
- How do we deliver all of the work we have accepted when we have accepted too much.
Forces
- Avoid financial penalties for late delivery.
- We have to win work over our competition.
- We want to avoid taking on permanent staff because they may be surplus to requirements later.
Solution
- Take on subcontractor staff who claim to have the correct skills.
Resulting Context
- Potential conflict of objectives.
- Too many interested parties.
- Long communication channel.
- Late delivery.
- Did not meet client specifications.
- A system delivered.
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