Two of my favourite estimation conversations (roles are indicative, not pointing fingers).The What Is It?Project Manager: “How long will it take you to test our disaster recovery solution?”Me: “What’s your disaster recovery solution?”Project Manager: “We […]
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Inadvertent Local Optimisation
I saw this tweet the other day: If you are a consultant, it’s important to know the difference between a doctor and a drug dealer. Please be more like a doctor.— James Marcus Bach (@jamesmarcusbach) […]
The Procrustean Bed of ISO29119
The old stories can teach us a great deal. Every once in a while I see the parallels between antiquity and the present, shown through the lens of one of these stories. The tale of […]
N things I want from a Business Analyst….
Business Analysts. I give them a hard time. I really do. I love them really but I couldn’t eat a whole one.Is something I used to say.I even went to a Business Analyst meetup once […]
The ‘Just Testing Left’ Fallacy
I am mindful that many of my blogs are descending into mini tirades against the various fallacies and general abuse of the lexicon of software development. Humour me, for one last time (thats not true […]
