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Single Point Requirements Require Iteration

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Johanna

  Don has a great post on Single Point Requirements. You get one example of the requirements: “This product needs to do this. Just this.” Sure enough some months (or years) later, that single example is not sufficiently general to … Continue reading →

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Journaling as a Feedback Technique

Posted on October 21, 2004 by Johanna

  I’m teaching project management to graduate students this year. One of their assignments is to keep a project management journal. I explained it this way: PMs make decisions where the consequences — the results of their decisions — can … Continue reading →

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Start a Journal

Posted on March 3, 2003 by Johanna

  If you’re a project manager, a functional manager, a technical lead, or someone who wants to improve their work, start a journal or a log. When I was an engineer, I kept an engineering notebook. I discovered a bunch … Continue reading →

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