What percentage of your time is spent explaining why something cannot be done to a client (or why it cant be done in the original timeframe)

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0 with a client but I spend 60% of my time having that conversation with my manager.

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25%. Shooting down stupid ideas and recasting project plans are my favorite activities.

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More about understanding the problem and helping them come up with a viable solution.

Clients sometimes jump to solutioning with half baked requirements, never ends well

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You should not do anything to the client...vent through other modes!
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