[bennyg]

I see what you're saying, but if your work is entirely dependent on others working with you and vice versa, then I don't think that mentality works. If what you're doing depends on Bob's work, and Bob's work depends on what you're doing, then the best solution is to have you and Bob work together at the same time. The easiest way for that to happen is for both you and Bob to have a schedule with a little bit of flex in it, that overlaps for a significant portion of each other's schedule.