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I was going to avoid this one, but since it was brought up
> >
> > If you've already addressed why you don't wish to use story
cards, I
> > apologize,
> > and just point me in the direction of the place where you already
> > addressed
> > that issue. But if not, why don't you wish to use story cards? I
> > understand you
> > do project management using EVMS, but I don't see why that would
> preclude
> > use
> > of story cards?
>
> [>] We have a formalized method of communicating requirements to our
> internal customer that is controlled by a DOE Order. DOE-O 413.3
defines
> how changes are made, requirements are defined, etc. 3 by 5 pieces
of
> paper are not on the list of acceptable archivalable materials ;>)
>
I find the 3-by-5 pieces of paper much better for facilitating the
initial requirement gathering than writing notes on "scratch" paper.
Since I imagine the notes you write in your current requirement
meetings are then put into a Word document that then becomes
the "formalized" document, would adding stroy crads change your
process of collecting and formalizing requirements?
> > Is it that you don't feel them useful?
> [>] I personally don't share the enthusiasm many do for cards, but
> that's a personal choice.
>
I have been really successful with cards, so I am curious why you are
a bit stand-offish? IME, I have found two objections to story
cards. One, they do not persist. That can be a serious obstecle,
but it seems you have a method for creating a persistent record of
the requirements. Other people have come up with ways of recording
this information. Two, they are not high tech enough. In fact, they
look kinda silly and UNorganized. My guess is that they cards
probably work best for visually oriented people.
In my current project, I pioneered the use of index cards and they
caught on here quite successfully. In fact, I weaned my colocated
colleague off of MS Project and onto cards since I . Whenever my
boss has a new idea, he tells me to "put it down on a card". Not
quite him writing his own cards, but he often flips through them
during interation and release planning and lays them out in piles.
However, my project is small.
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