Category Archives: Waterfall methodology
Functional Requirements
The functional requirements should reflect the level of risk and uncertainty of the project. Continue reading
Agile Design
Agile design isn’t as radically different as some people would have you believe. Continue reading
Acceptance Criteria and Why They're Important
Acceptance criteria are the oft-overlooked but super-useful part of story card management. Continue reading
Methodology o' the day: Checklist Thinking
Checklist Thinking is something you’ve probably already done. A decent requirements phase should be enough. Continue reading
Groan, another methodology
The world does not need another development methodology. Just use the best bits from what we’ve already got, and assemble a great team of people. Continue reading
Breaking the Deliverables Habit
Drop the deliverables – do less and deliver more. A great client relationship will not require you to produce copious amounts of documentation and endless deliverables. Continue reading
Hybrid Water-Agile-Fall
Agile isn’t for every part of the project. Continue reading
Are best practices really the best?
Best practices are fine, as long as they’re appropriate. Continue reading
Use Cases & User Stories
User stories are better than use cases Continue reading
The lie of the "three levers"
The lie of the ‘three levers’, and why cost cannot be changed once the project has started. Continue reading