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Fail Yet Succeed?
16 September 09 12:42 PM | Anonymous | 2 comment(s)

If you build EXACTLY what “they” tell you, you do it in the timeframe they ask for, and at the cost they wanted to pay, is that a successful project? The project is On time On budget Delivers the requested functionality No defects The team is ready for the next project Is it successful? “Yes,” you say...

Filed under: project management, humor, requirements, context, quality

Feedback from Stakeholders – A “Done” Criterion
17 December 08 07:59 AM | Anonymous | with no comments

Each of the previous “done” criterion had the need for the individual applying the criterion to make a judgment call as to the “doneness” of the work item under review. This gives it the power necessary to determine “done” in contextual situations. However, if a person only used one of the criterion...

Filed under: humor, context, done

Sanity Checks – A “Done” Criterion
05 December 08 12:54 PM | Anonymous | with no comments

For every work artifact we create there is often a short list of attributes or questions that can help us determine if the artifact is done. This short list reminds us of classic patterns that have risen to become accepted truth and classic mistakes that continue to dog us. This list of questions or...

Filed under: humor, context, done

Appropriate for the Environment – A “Done” Criterion
31 October 08 12:06 PM | Anonymous | with no comments

When we create a work artifact on software project, we usually create it with the understanding that somebody else will need to use it. The who, when, and where of that somebody has a huge impact on whether or we can consider our work “done” or not. To be done, we must determine if the work is Appropriate...

Filed under: context, done

Sufficiently Complete - A "Done" Criterion
10 October 08 08:27 AM | Anonymous | with no comments

A helpful way to think about a software project is to see the project as a series of decisions about what problem or opportunity the software will solve/implement and the solution itself. Theoretically the decisions start out large and granular and get refined and detailed as the project progresses....

Filed under: context, done

Context Matters
17 June 07 10:21 AM | Anonymous | with no comments

So, I was driving along, making a right turn into a driveway like I have done a thousand times before. I did what one always does when making a right turn: I checked carefully for pedestrians and watched the driveway to make sure nobody was coming down it. I then signaled my intentions and proceeded...

Filed under: Agile, humor, problem space, solution space, context