---
id: 6853c74035505f6f1f465a80
title: "Dialogue 2: Planning Ahead"
challengeType: 21
dashedName: dialogue-2-planning-ahead
lang: en-US
---

# --description--

Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.

# --assignment--

Watch the video.

# --scene--

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      },
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      }
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    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_22-2.mp3",
      "startTime": 1
    },
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Good morning, David. Thank you for meeting with me today.",
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      }
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    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 3.72,
      "finishTime": 9.06,
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        "text": "I'd like to go over the resource needs for the next phase of our app development to make sure everything lined up on time.",
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      }
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      "character": "David",
      "startTime": 9.78,
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        "text": "Excellent. That sounds good. How many developers do we currently have working on this?",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 14,
      "finishTime": 19.62,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "We have 10 developers on the team at the moment. By next month, we'll need at least five more to handle the back-end integration.",
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      }
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      "startTime": 20.36,
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        "text": "All right. Do we have enough designers for the new user interface changes scheduled for the end of the quarter?",
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      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 26.06,
      "finishTime": 31.94,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "We currently have three designers. For the tasks planned, I think adding two more by the start of the quarter will be sufficient.",
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      }
    },
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      "startTime": 32.32,
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        "text": "What about testing? The last update brought up some unexpected challenges.",
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      "startTime": 36.64,
      "finishTime": 39.24,
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        "text": "Right. We're planning on bringing in additional testers.",
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      "character": "Maria",
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        "text": "I suggest we double our testing team from four to eight around mid-quarter to ensure thorough coverage.",
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      "finishTime": 47.56,
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        "text": "That makes sense. How about project management?",
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      }
    },
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      "character": "Maria",
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      "finishTime": 54,
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        "text": "Our project manager, Bob, is on vacation in July, so we'll need short-term support during that period.",
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      }
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      "character": "Maria",
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        "text": "I'm arranging for Sarah to step in during the second week of July until Bob returns at the end of the month.",
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      "character": "David",
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        "text": "Sounds like a plan. Can we review the budget for these additional resources?",
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        "text": "Absolutely. I'll send you a detailed breakdown by tomorrow. It will include the costs for the extra personnel and any additional tools we might need.",
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      }
    },
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      "character": "David",
      "startTime": 72.28,
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Perfect, Maria. Let's make sure everything is in place so we can meet our project milestones without any delays.",
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      }
    },
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      "character": "Maria",
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      "finishTime": 82.6,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "Definitely. I'll keep everything on track and update you weekly on our progress.",
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      }
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```
