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“…what about the magical number seven? What about the seven wonders of the world, the seven seas, the seven deadly sins, the seven daughters of Atlas in the Pleiades, the seven ages of man, the seven levels of hell, the seven primary colors, the seven notes of the musical scale, …
Do your customers believe you treat them well? Of course it helps if your company (or division or your group or you personally) actually has a vision and best practices to treat your customers well. I am not going to address today how to treat customers like human beings. There …
This is the second part of a two part series on the impact of software requirements on technical debt. Part 1 defined technical debt, delved into its importance, discussed its symptoms and summarized some strategies for paying it down. Part 2 discusses the specific impact that software requirements can have …
This is a two part series on the impact of software requirements on technical debt. Part 1 summarizes technical debt and part 2 discusses the impact that software requirements can have on technical debt. What is Technical Debt? Ward Cunningham coined the term Technical Debt in a 1992 OOPSLA experience …
It is the end of your project and your tests are passing. Are you ready to confidently release your project? Or, are you secretly crossing your fingers like a young child, hoping that your tests were adequate to confirm the product is of sufficient quality to release? Why not leverage …
He Who Gets Slapped – Leveraging the project requirements after analysis phase to avoid the tyranny of the urgent and help guide the project to a successful conclusion Someone who totally avoids acknowledging a problem is sometimes referred to as “burying their head in the sand like an ostrich.” Even …
We probably don’t think about dress codes too often. We do pay a little more attention when preparing for a job interview or meeting an important new client for the first time or going to the company’s yearly holiday party. Dress codes are important. They help define standards of dress …
Conclusion to the series, “How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: 7 ways to do software requirements poorly to set your project up for failure and what to do instead.” Short-change Time Spent on Software Requirements or Don’t do Them at All Don’t Listen to Your Customer’s Needs Don’t use …
Number 7 in the series, “How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: 7 ways to do software requirements poorly to set your project up for failure and what to do instead.” Short-change Time Spent on Software Requirements or Don’t do Them at All Don’t Listen to Your Customer’s Needs Don’t …
Number 6 in the series, “How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: 7 ways to do software requirements poorly to set your project up for failure and what to do instead.” Short-change Time Spent on Software Requirements or Don’t do Them at All Don’t Listen to Your Customer’s Needs Don’t …
