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Enterprise software PM here: this is wrong. Customers absolutely ask for complexity. They may not say "give me a complex piece of software" but they sure do pro
by awillen 7y ago
Enterprise software PM here: this is wrong. Customers absolutely ask for complexity. They may not say "give me a complex piece of software" but they sure do provide an onerous list of requirements, plus they need you to meet their security/PCI/HIPAA/whatever other standards. Then over time their needs change and they need the software to change (or worse, they need to be able to make changes to the software themselves, so you have to build in flexibility).
This is like saying customers don't ask for wheels and a motor, they just ask for a car that is capable of driving.
- readhn 7y agoNo, they dont ask for complexity. They do want it to be simple but solve complex problems. There is a difference. There is a beauty in creating simple solutions for complex problems. Not many are able to do that. And that is the way it is , always was, and always will be.
- Supermancho 7y ago> And that is the way it is , always was, and always will be. Your statements are handwaving about magic solutions. "Always" is a long time. You would have historical examples, with requirements, to illustrate if your sentiments were true.
- stupidcar 7y agoMany complex problems do not have simple solutions. This is a fundamental principle of computer science.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoDream on. Most business processes are convoluted and complex. You can only provide simple solutions if the customer works with you to also change their own processes. Some do, many don’t.
- loa_in_ 7y agoOnly if you mean "solution easy to understand by particular audience because it's tailed towards that particular audience" by "simple solution"