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Having done a lot of work in both spaces, trust me -- there's nothing luxury about getting this work done in the public space. Also, extensively planning and s
by jarvuschris 8y ago
Having done a lot of work in both spaces, trust me -- there's nothing luxury about getting this work done in the public space.
Also, extensively planning and specifying requirements ahead of time is exactly the opposite of how you pull off delivering well-designed public UX like this.
In the public space you inherently never have a single person who can call all the shots, because organizationally you're accountable to all of the public. Orgs have to be set up to carry on operations resiliently outside having a controlled lineage of management. How you do things is far more directly and heavily influenced by legislation, and that landscape is constantly shifting over the course of your project.
BY FAR the private sector is where engineers can enjoy far more luxury.
- kochthesecond 8y agoI second this sentiment. I would like to add that in public sector, deadlines are absolute. That new law? It will be effective from January 1st. So you have a deadline. Now the law is not in effect yet on _any_ of your dependency systems until the deadline so testing is a nightmare. And if you make a mistake, someone might not get their benefits or miss their parole. And the public will be furious. In private sector I have met a lot more understanding with regards to managing risk in a smart and scalable way.