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A serious attempt to provide a precise, correct answer to the ? "What do I really want done?"
by bartonfink 16y ago
A serious attempt to provide a precise, correct answer to the ? "What do I really want done?"
- diegob 16y agoSo things like prototyping, UML, use cases, and Agile were not a "serious attempt" to answer that? I think it's also unwise to tell your manager "it'll be done when it's done."
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- ThomPete 16y agoYou know there is a saying in the creative industry when project managers come knocking on your door. "You want it know, or when it's done?" My personal experience is that most deadlines are primarily perceptual.
- jdavid 16y agoI think an under appreciated gift Apple has given the world is the patience to provide something when it's done, vs. possible.
- ThomPete 16y agoOhh Apple is on a completely different planet. They follow the principle of "The best way to predict the future is to invent it" so yes you are totally right about that.
- silvestrov 16y agoUML is a description of the engine. It doesn't answer: "do we need our own transportation device instead of taking a taxi?"
- anthonyb 16y agoLargely those are things done by developers, not by the business. Perhaps in cases where the business is on board with them (eg. Agile and rapid iterations), but mostly they'd rather handwave and hope for the best.