On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 10:15, Ted Byers wrote: > > I recall being told by one project manager I knew years ago who had an > opportunity to create a bid for an RFP issued by Transport Canada (long long > ago). He refuse, so his employer prepared the bid. He refused because the > RFP was a joke. There were absolutely no functional requirements, nor Your story reminded me of a dear friend who works for the department of the interior here in the US who routinely was dressed down for writing functional, reliable software quickly and with a minimum of bugs and fuss. He made all the other people in his office feel bad. sigh.