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Functionality Is Cheap
16 July 08 02:54 PM | Earl Beede | 2 comment(s)
Well, I better rephrase that. The functional part of a requirement is cheap. I can deliver the functional part of a requirement in as little time and in as small of a cost as you like if you let me control the non-functional parts of the requirement. That is a heck of a claim. So how do I back that up...
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B*tch'n and Moen
23 April 08 05:50 AM | Earl Beede | 1 comment(s)
Steve McConnell put up a post on his lack of a real estimate for a child's fort and how that was related to a software project. I have a similar example of an agile bathroom remodel. The Story Our existing bathroom had a small problem. Water was leaking through cracks somewhere in the older tile...
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Slow Ride
13 December 07 09:21 AM | Earl Beede | with no comments
My daughters like to square dance. They seem to, for whatever reason, really like the petticoats: the layers of fabric that make the square dance skirt get really poofy (as if poofy is a word). To support my daughters, I dance with them since there is a general shortage of males (even if we don't...
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Beyond Functional
02 November 07 10:34 AM | Earl Beede | 2 comment(s)
I am thinking of going on a crusade against functional requirements. Why? Functional requirements are overblown, over-specified, over-referenced, over-exampled, and we need to get over them. By the over-focus on functional requirements by tools, books, and pundits, we cajole our customers to attempt...
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Space Cadet
31 March 07 06:29 PM | Earl Beede | with no comments
In the requirements forum at Construx Conversations, I asked a question about how to present the concept of problem space vs. solution space. You see, I think this is a fundamental aspect of good requirements. My very smart and never opinionated Construx Steves (Tockey and McConnell) told me I was spaced...
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