No, I’m not talking about the Manhattan Project or some comic book superhero. Just the agile distillation of requirements, use cases. scenarios, specifications, and product owner whims into indivisible user stories.
In a world of complex and changing markets, it is easy to drift into the “Project Death by Requirements” trap. I believe this approach to user [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Atomic Story of the Predictable Future
August 1, 2008
Shared Knowledge Dissolves Fear
August 1, 2008
Recently a large project was nearing its last phase and I had a lot of worries and near panic about its viability. I raised the alarm and said we have to tell management what’s going on and make sure there are mitigations of risk and contingency plans so they can see where they are at, [...]
Incurring technical debt is just like swimming with sharks
August 1, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shark26apr26-pg,0,3211266.photogallery
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-04/38208068.jpg
In early summer 2008, a swimmer was attacked by a shark while swimming in open waters off the San Diego coast.
“Martin had apparently separated from the rest of his group when he was attacked about 150 yards from shore, he said.”
Incurring technical debt is like swimming into deep waters: you don’t know what’s under there. [...]
