How many of us have worked with or been part of a business that throws a big post-release party to celebrate the fact that, against all odds, you managed to get the release out of the door? On the face of it, this is good business practice and Management 101; after all, most project managers are trained to include an end-of-project party task and budget in their project plans. This is not a bad thing if everything that was asked for has been delivered on time to the highest quality. Let's try rewording the question.
How many of us have worked with or in a business that throws a big post-release party to celebrate the fact that, against all odds, you managed to deliver most of what was asked for and only took the live platform offline for three hours while they tried to sort out some bugs that had not been found in testing?
If the answer...
