Client Lina asks Nabil to bring delivery forward without removing features. They identify what the presentation needs and negotiate two delivery stages.
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إِعَادَةُ التَّفَاوُضِ عَلَى مَوْعِدِ تَسْلِيمِ مَشْرُوعٍ
لِينَا: هَلْ يُمْكِنُ تَقْدِيمُ التَّسْلِيمِ مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الثُّلَاثَاءِ، مَعَ الْحِفَاظِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْخَصَائِصِ الْمُتَّفَقِ عَلَيْهَا؟
نَبِيلٌ: أَفْهَمُ أَهَمِّيَّةَ السُّرْعَةِ، لَكِنَّ الْخُطَّةَ الْحَالِيَّةَ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ كُلِّهِ. مَا الَّذِي تَغَيَّرَ؟
لِينَا: حُدِّدَ لَنَا عَرْضٌ أَمَامَ الْمُسْتَثْمِرِينَ يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ، وَأُرِيدُ عَرْضَ الْمُنْتَجِ بَدَلًا مِنَ الِاكْتِفَاءِ بِوَصْفِهِ.
نَبِيلٌ: أَتَحْتَاجِينَ إِلَى نِظَامِ التَّقَارِيرِ كُلِّهِ لِهَذَا الْعَرْضِ، أَمْ تَكْفِي تَجْرِبَةُ الْحَجْزِ الْأَسَاسِيَّةُ؟
لِينَا: الْحَجْزُ هُوَ الْجُزْءُ الْأَهَمُّ، وَالتَّقَارِيرُ تَجْعَلُ الْعَرْضَ أَقْوَى. لَكِنِّي أَسْتَطِيعُ شَرْحَ فِكْرَتِهَا شَفَهِيًّا.
نَبِيلٌ: يُغَيِّرُ ذَلِكَ الْخِيَارَاتِ الْمُتَاحَةَ. يُمْكِنُنَا تَرْكِيزُ الْعَمَلِ عَلَى الْحَجْزِ، مَعَ الْإِبْقَاءِ عَلَى وَقْتِ اخْتِبَارِهِ.
لِينَا: قَبْلَ تَأْجِيلِ التَّقَارِيرِ، هَلْ تَنْجَحُ إِضَافَةُ مُوَظَّفٍ آخَرَ فِي إِنْجَازِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُبَكِّرًا؟
نَبِيلٌ: لَيْسَ بِالضَّرُورَةِ؛ فَتَعْرِيفُهُ بِالْمَشْرُوعِ يَسْتَغْرِقُ وَقْتًا مِنَ الْفَرِيقِ. لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ اعْتِبَارَ ذَلِكَ حَلًّا مَضْمُونًا.
لِينَا: وَمَاذَا عَنْ تَقْلِيلِ الِاخْتِبَارَاتِ لِهَذِهِ النُّسْخَةِ فَقَطْ؟ لَنْ نَسْتَخْدِمَهَا مَعَ الْجُمْهُورِ بَعْدُ.
نَبِيلٌ: لَا أُوصِي بِذَلِكَ، لِأَنَّ فَشَلَ الْحَجْزِ أَثْنَاءَ الْعَرْضِ يُضْعِفُ الثِّقَةَ. نُقَلِّلُ الْخَصَائِصَ الْمُسَلَّمَةَ، لَا مِعْيَارَ الْجَوْدَةِ.
لِينَا: أَتَّفِقُ مَعَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ. مَا التَّرْتِيبُ الَّذِي يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ احْتِيَاجِ الْعَرْضِ وَإِكْمَالِ الْمَشْرُوعِ؟
نَبِيلٌ: نُسَلِّمُ الْحَجْزَ الْمُخْتَبَرَ يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ، أَمَّا التَّقَارِيرُ فَنُسَلِّمُهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، ضِمْنَ الْمَوْعِدِ الْأَصْلِيِّ.
لِينَا: أَخْشَى أَنْ يُفْهَمَ التَّسْلِيمُ الْأَوَّلُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ الْمَشْرُوعُ الْكَامِلُ. كَيْفَ نُوَضِّحُ الْفَرْقَ؟
نَبِيلٌ: نَكْتُبُ قَائِمَتَيْنِ تُوَضِّحَانِ مُحْتَوَى كُلِّ مَرْحَلَةٍ، وَنُسَمِّي النُّسْخَةَ الْأُولَى نُسْخَةَ الْعَرْضِ، مَعَ ذِكْرِ حُدُودِهَا.
لِينَا: هَذَا مَقْبُولٌ. إِذَنْ التَّقَارِيرُ مُؤَجَّلَةٌ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ، وَلَيْسَتْ مُلْغَاةً مِنَ الْمَشْرُوعِ الْمُتَّفَقِ عَلَيْهِ.
نَبِيلٌ: صَحِيحٌ، وَنَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَأْكِيدِكِ الْكِتَابِيِّ الْيَوْمَ لِتَرْتِيبِ الْمَهَامِّ حَسَبَ الْمَرْحَلَتَيْنِ دُونَ عَمَلٍ مُكَرَّرٍ.
لِينَا: إِذَا طَلَبَ فَرِيقِي خَاصِّيَّةً إِضَافِيَّةً لِلْعَرْضِ، فَهَلْ تَدْخُلُ تِلْقَائِيًّا فِي تَسْلِيمِ الثُّلَاثَاءِ؟
نَبِيلٌ: لَا، إِذَا أَضَفْنَا خَاصِّيَّةً، فَسَنُرَاجِعُ أَثَرَهَا عَلَى الْوَقْتِ وَنَتَّفِقُ عَلَى تَعْدِيلٍ قَبْلَ الْبَدْءِ.
لِينَا: وَمَا الْخُطَّةُ الْبَدِيلَةُ إِذَا لَمْ تَنْجَحِ اخْتِبَارَاتُ الْحَجْزِ؟ لَا أُرِيدُ مُفَاجَأَةً يَوْمَ الْعَرْضِ.
نَبِيلٌ: أُبْلِغُكِ بِالنَّتِيجَةِ ظُهْرَ الِاثْنَيْنِ. وَعِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ، نَسْتَخْدِمُ النُّسْخَةَ الْمُسْتَقِرَّةَ السَّابِقَةَ لِعَرْضٍ مَحْدُودٍ وَمُعْلَنِ الْحُدُودِ.
لِينَا: أُوَافِقُ عَلَى هَذَا الْبَدِيلِ. أَرْسِلْ إِلَيَّ الْمَرْحَلَتَيْنِ وَنُقْطَةَ الْمُرَاجَعَةِ، وَسَأُؤَكِّدُ الْخُطَّةَ الْيَوْمَ.
نَبِيلٌ: سَأَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ، وَسَأُبَيِّنُ أَنَّ تَبْكِيرَ جُزْءٍ مِنَ التَّسْلِيمِ لَا يَعْنِي تَبْكِيرَ الْمَشْرُوعِ كُلِّهِ.
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Lina: Could we move delivery from Friday to Tuesday while keeping all the agreed features?
Nabil: I understand the importance of speed, but the current plan needs all the available time. What has changed?
Lina: A presentation to investors has been scheduled for Tuesday, and I want to show the product rather than only describe it.
Nabil: Do you need the entire reporting system for this presentation, or would the basic booking experience suffice?
Lina: Booking is the most important part, and reports would strengthen the presentation. But I can explain their concept verbally.
Nabil: That changes the available options. We can focus on booking while keeping time to test it.
Lina: Before postponing the reports, would adding another employee help finish everything early?
Nabil: Not necessarily; introducing them to the project takes time from the team. I cannot treat that as a guaranteed solution.
Lina: What about reducing testing just for this version? We will not use it with the public yet.
Nabil: I would not recommend that, because a booking failure during the presentation would weaken confidence. We should reduce the features delivered, not the quality standard.
Lina: I agree on that. What arrangement would meet the presentation’s needs while allowing us to finish the project?
Nabil: We deliver tested booking on Tuesday; as for the reports, we deliver them on Friday, within the original deadline.
Lina: I am concerned that the first delivery could be understood as the complete project. How can we make the distinction clear?
Nabil: We write two lists showing what each stage contains and label the first version the presentation version, stating its limits.
Lina: That is acceptable. So the reports are postponed until Friday, not removed from the agreed project.
Nabil: Correct, and we need your written confirmation today to organise tasks around the two stages without duplicating work.
Lina: If my team requests an additional feature for the presentation, would it automatically be included in Tuesday’s delivery?
Nabil: No. If we add a feature, we will review its effect on timing and agree on an adjustment before starting.
Lina: What is the fallback if booking fails the tests? I do not want a surprise on presentation day.
Nabil: I will report the result at noon on Monday. If needed, we will use the previous stable version for a limited presentation whose limits are made clear.
Lina: I agree to that fallback. Send me the two stages and the review checkpoint, and I will confirm the plan today.
Nabil: I will, and I will clarify that delivering one part early does not mean delivering the whole project early.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| تَقْدِيمُ التَّسْلِيمِ | bringing delivery forward |
| الْخَصَائِصِ الْمُتَّفَقِ عَلَيْهَا | the agreed features |
| شَفَهِيًّا | verbally |
| حَلًّا مَضْمُونًا | a guaranteed solution |
| مِعْيَارَ الْجَوْدَةِ | the quality standard |
| الْمَوْعِدِ الْأَصْلِيِّ | the original deadline |
| تَأْكِيدِكِ الْكِتَابِيِّ | your written confirmation |
| عَمَلٍ مُكَرَّرٍ | duplicated work |
| تِلْقَائِيًّا | automatically |
| الْخُطَّةُ الْبَدِيلَةُ | the fallback plan |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Identify the essential need behind an earlier deadline and negotiate staged delivery.
- Keep quality criteria explicit, record scope, and agree on a fallback before the presentation.
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