> By this I mean that if the app or service was specced correctly the first time (by the end-user or project manager knowing what they wanted) then there wouldn

> By this I mean that if the app or service was specced correctly the first time (by the end-user or project manager knowing what they wanted) then there wouldn't be so much backtracking or code getting thrown out. And if applications were written correctly the first time organisations wouldn't have to waste money on test teams or help desks and users wouldn't have to waste time dealing with application crashes and bugs, if developers could estimate project mangers wouldn't have to waste time replanning and writing exception reports when things overrun. Until we're all perfect it's really best not to go down that route.