Comments on: What’s Wrong with Requirements http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/06/18/whats-wrong-with-requirements/ Manage your projects. Don't let them manage you. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:42:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=6405 By: Stacey Douglas http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/06/18/whats-wrong-with-requirements/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Stacey Douglas Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:42:09 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/?p=210#comment-291 I agree. I actually pull on my experience from the manufacturing and distribution industries all the time for IT project management. There's so many problems that IT tries to solve regarding scheduling, logistics, forecasting, and other areas that other industries already poured tons of thinking into. We need to be tapping those industries. I agree. I actually pull on my experience from the manufacturing and distribution industries all the time for IT project management. There’s so many problems that IT tries to solve regarding scheduling, logistics, forecasting, and other areas that other industries already poured tons of thinking into. We need to be tapping those industries.

]]> By: SPM http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/2008/06/18/whats-wrong-with-requirements/comment-page-1/#comment-289 SPM Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:52:31 +0000 http://www.undocumentedfeatures.com/?p=210#comment-289 It is often the case that we deal with the symptom rather than the cause. The biggest issue at presents appears to be clients who not gathered the appropriate evidence and developed a poor business case. The construction industry has went through similar issue and has developed a number of innovative approaches to dealing with this and trying to develop smart clients. One example of this is the Construction Clients Charter. “By signing up to the Construction Clients’ Charter, construction industry clients will be making a clear statement of their commitment to improve their own performance”. http://www.clientsuccess.org.uk/Introduction.htm The IT industry could maybe learn a thing or two from its much older project based uncle. It is often the case that we deal with the symptom rather than the cause. The biggest issue at presents appears to be clients who not gathered the appropriate evidence and developed a poor business case.

The construction industry has went through similar issue and has developed a number of innovative approaches to dealing with this and trying to develop smart clients. One example of this is the Construction Clients Charter.

“By signing up to the Construction Clients’ Charter, construction industry clients will be making a clear statement of their commitment to improve their own performance”. http://www.clientsuccess.org.uk/Introduction.htm

The IT industry could maybe learn a thing or two from its much older project based uncle.

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