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A whiteboard. Seriously. A whiteboard, post-it notes, and lots of pencils and paper. I'm a firm believer in UML-as-sketch (vs UML-as-blueprint), and for sket

• ggruschow 16y ago
  Post-it notes are more powerful tool than most people realize because they: - Rearrange easily (no copying) - Support text and diagrams - Are concurrently editable (as a group) - Convert virtually useless walls into huge work surfaces The idea that really hit it home for me is The KJ Method (aka Affinity Diagramming aka Snow Carding). Here's one description: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_86.htm http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_86.htm There's a lot of way of organizing ideas and meetings using them that are really non-obvious. This (short, sweet) book covers some: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555611427 http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555611427 Coders will get the ideas after the first chapter, but others should find the rest of the book educational as well (plus give some insight into basic data structures).
  • adn37 16y ago
    Diagrams on post-its, are you kidding?
    • michael_dorfman 16y ago
      No, diagrams made out of post-its on a white board. So you can move the various parts around.