Re: [AM] A small success and a large irony
"Scott E. Preece" <[email protected]>
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| From: <[email protected]> | | ... When the group suggested documenting what was on the | board, I asked if the programmers needed it anymore. They said they did | not. I pointed out that the code was working and had only to be | implemented in production code to be real. The models we created were | of no further value and would simply be a waste of time to document | them. Everyone agreed, and we did the Agile Modeling thing. | ... | The lead guy needed to copy the model and the diagrams... | The lady, whose problem we solved, copied the model and diagrams ... | One of the programmers copied down the model and the diagrams... | And I copied down the model and diagrams ... --- So, what you're saying is that the group didn't agree there was no further need for the models, diagrams, etc., but rather that there was no need for a common, formal maintained, version of the model, diagrams, etc. Personally, I would rather have had one person write it all down and circulate it to the others, whether it was to be maintained or not, so everybody could point to the same thing (avoiding the potential for drift based on individual transcriptions)... Another way to look at this is that information often [virtually always?] needs to be conveyed to people who aren't in the room when the information is created and agreed upon. Remember that you're making your utility decision on behalf of the whole project, not just the people in the room. scott -- scott preece motorola urbana design center (il67), 1800 s. oak st., champaign, il 61820 e-mail: [email protected] fax: 217-384-8550 phone: 217-384-8589 cell: 217-433-6114 pager: [email protected] For more information about AM, visit the Agile Modeling Home Page at www.agilemodeling.com --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrKDA.bWnbtk.Z2NtYS1h Or send an email to: [email protected] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------