How to hold vendor accountable in non-intrusive fashion?
1. Attend meetings
2. Call for updates on a daily basis
3. Assign timelines and track the start and the end
4. Know the RCA
5. Take ownership of work items
6. Keep creating more work
7. Hire an expert who can objectively assess what should be the appropriate time required for completion of the job
8. Set up a reward mechanism:
- Quality
- Timely delivery
- Documentation
- Pro-active approach
9. Name shame people in case of failure
How to hold vendor accountable in intrusive way?
1. Ask for daily logs/VPN logs
2. Take access of all the DB, repository etc
3. Dive in the code once in a while
4. Create an accountability sheet
5. Use work monitoring tools
6. Impose financial penalties
7. Know the contract inside out
8. Assign task everyday morning to all the team members
General things:
1. Plan your day and make every attempt to stick to it
2. One trick for a sound sleep is to close your eyes. What you see is black space. Go on the voyage of exploring this space. You will sleep quick.
3. Do not watch TV shows in day time. If do not feel like reading or writing then better go to sleep.
4. For not watching TV shows, not doing routine mediocre stuff, one should be firm and a closed shell about what one intends to do with life and in what fashion he may wish to spend this.
5. Reading, current affair, meditation and writing should become a constant thread in life. After 6:30 PM No work. After 9:00 PM, No TV. After 9:30 PM: reach your bed and channel your energy on reading/writing/current affair
6. Talk to as many people in the office, as you can, in order to understand their nature of work
7. It is good to talk to subordinates in a personal tone, once in a while
8. In day time, when one don't feel like working, 15-20 minutes mediation session can be really helpful
9. Keep mobile away when you go to sleep.
10. Feel the excitement of starting a new today tomorrow.
11. Live every day with a sense of excitement rather than boredom/routine etc
