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Main Entry: frus·tra·tion Pronunciation: (")fr&s-’trA-sh&n Function: noun 1 : the act of frustrating 2 a : the state or an instance of being frustrated b : a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs 3 : something that frustrates

Main Entry: ¹frus·trate
Pronunciation: ‘fr&s-"trAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): frus·trat·ed; frus·trat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain
1 a : to balk or defeat in an endeavor b : to induce feelings of discouragement in
2 a (1) : to make ineffectual : bring to nothing (2) : IMPEDE, OBSTRUCT b : to make invalid or of no effect
synonyms FRUSTRATE, THWART, FOIL, BAFFLE, BALK mean to check or defeat another’s plan or block achievement of a goal. FRUSTRATE implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent <frustrated attempts at government reform>. THWART suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing <the army thwarted his attempt at a coup>. FOIL implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort <foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her>. BAFFLE implies frustration by confusing or puzzling <baffled by the maze of rules and regulations>. BALK suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances <officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime>.

beberapa waktu yang lalu aku main bilyar… malem-malem, sekedar nemenin temen lama yang datang dari luar kota. eh, si waiter-nya, sudah bapak-bapak, wajahnya mirip dengan salah satu klienku yang reseh. kebayang kan, sudah agak tua, kerjanya waiter meja bilyar, kerja sampai malam.

sementara klienku dulu itu, bener-bener reseh. suka sok melucu, tapi sarkastis terus. suka sok belain, tapi ujungnya menjatuhkan. jadinya kalau masuk ruangan tempat timku kerja, "udaranya langsung berubah". yang tadinya pada kerja sambil ketawa-ketawa, jadinya diem.

sempet terpikir aja… dua orang ini ada hubungan saudara nggak ya? dua orang sodaraan, yang satu jadi waiter, yang satu jadi manajer di perusahaan besar. kalau terbukti begitu, pengin banget bisa ditarik kesimpulan dengan menggunakan pembuktian korelasi statistik paling canggih.. bahwa kalau seorang manajer punya saudara yang kerjanya malem-malem jadi waiter tempat bilyar, pasti manajer ini jadi reseh.

lebih seru lagi kalau dua orang itu sebetulnya orang yang sama. kalau siang kerja jadi manajer, kalau malem lepas make up, kerja jadi waiter…..

duh…. apaan nih…. nggak makna banget lah ya… hehehehe… jadi kangen temen-temen yang kalo ngomong ngaco nggak selesai-selesai…

it’s the long lost art of making things happen.

we used to make miracles. things that others dare not to dream.

and then, all of those gone. not really, actually.

it’s just the long lost art of making things happen.

I am researching how to apply earned value, with appropriate adjustment to my organization. Not really as it was defined by those guys in DoD. Again, software projects have more complexity than other projects. Lots of intangible things. Cost of labor is hard to be measured. Well, actually the cost is not so hard, but the expertise is.

Well, maybe it’s not that complicated as it seems. But I am still thinking…

What do I really want? Measurable individual contribution to project success. Earned value is promising. But I don’t want too much complexities. It has to be very practical. One consideration is that earned value requires project plan to be detailed. Total cost or value have to be well defined. Can I just make it simple? Maybe yes, maybe not.

Some professionals do one or two weeks project, 1 person only, and their company get 15000-20000 USD. I remember when I moved from smaller company to bigger one, my old company yearly target is equal to price of one single project.

Just like art work. Great artists get their painting sold many times than beginner.

I can say, it’s a matter of engagement. Big company deals with big company using large number of money. And so medium vs medium, deals in medium scale. The issue is how to get from here to there.

Make good enough decision each day. So…. let me do my research. Let me develop my own theory: the earned value of artist’s work. Actually I have prepared many to follow… How to manage the intangibles, how to certainly manage the uncertainty without being a wizard.

Also, how to be a lovely pooh….

it’s the long lost art of making things happen.

some people just don’t have it. some people just can not define what they want. other people just don’t know what to do. the other ones don’t have enough sense to know what is happening right before their eyes.

and they claimed that they are managers? leaders?

it’s the long lost art of letting things hurt you.