Ain't isn't really a word but people use it, so does that make
it de facto a word? The gurus tell us user stories are not
requirements but people keep using them that way so do we need to
treat them as requirements?
Actually, why don't we have requirements on agile projects? I
think it is because Agile is making two bets at the beginning of a
project.
Given the desire for a fixed schedule, the scope-what we will
build-will flex so you don't want to call...
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May 9, 2013 12:12:PM
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Earl Beede
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user_story, Agile, humor, requirements
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April 17, 2013 6:38:PM
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Steve McConnell
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I host an executive discussion group in the Seattle area called the Executive Council for Software Excellence (ECSE). We meet monthly at our offices in Bellevue, usually on the second Monday of each month. The group focuses on enterprise-level software development issues. This is a great opportunity to network and compare challenges and solutions with other executives who, we have found, tend to be wrestling with the same issues you are.
To keep the discussions focused, the group...
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April 1, 2013 8:00:PM
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Steve McConnell
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executives, executive, ecse
A colleague asked me the following question:
Assume you were asked to assess a software development team from outside of the organization (that might occur as due diligence or some other context), and you had full access to all internal artifacts of the organization, but you were not allowed to talk directly with anyone from inside. To what degree could you evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the software team just from reviewing just their work, without...
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March 13, 2013 6:53:PM
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Steve McConnell
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Consulting, requirements, software development, classic mistakes, Construx Software, Team Productivity
We've recently posted more new white papers on our website. These are free to members (and membership is free).
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December 21, 2012 5:29:PM
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Steve McConnell
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Innovation, Agile, Scrum, requirements, white paper, white papers, Articles
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June 20, 2012 1:22:PM
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Application Administrator
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I really enjoy teaching my company's requirement seminars. I enjoy it because, frankly, there really is no industry consensus of what a requirement is. As an instructor, I am free to say any darn thing I like.
For an example as to the lack of consensus, client after client will tell me that they have a requirements document full of requirements. I then ask them if they actually deliver to all of those requirements and they say, more often than not, "No, we have to cut...
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December 8, 2011 1:52:PM
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Earl Beede
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Practicing Earl
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Technique, humor, requirements
Last week’s webinar on technical debt is now available for download.
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September 27, 2011 1:42:PM
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Steve McConnell
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Methods & Processes, Testing & QA, Design, Maintenance, Webinar, Construction
I’ll be giving a free webinar on Managing Technical Debt on September 21, 2011 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Here’s the registration link: http://adtmag.com/webcasts/2011/08/construx-managing-technical-debt.aspx?partnerref=con5
Here’s a brief overview:“Technical Debt” refers to delayed technical work that is incurred when technical short cuts are taken,...
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September 8, 2011 5:15:PM
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Steve McConnell
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Methods & Processes, Testing & QA, Design, Maintenance, Webinar, Construction, events
Our 2011 Software Executive Summit registration is now open. We have an early bird registration special of $1000 off through August 15. Register today!
Our speaker focus this year is Software Thought Leaders, and once again we have an amazing lineup. We have the father of evolutionary development (Tom Gilb), inventor of the wiki (Ward Cunningham), creator of the CMM and People CMM (Bill Curtis), creator of the 4+1 architecture view and RUP (Philippe...
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July 29, 2011 8:51:AM
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Steve McConnell
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Management, events