Pre-Requirement Estimation for IT Projects
Objectives and requirements – they are what makes the project world go ’round. Changing a business’ operations for the better requires one to decide what are the objectives of the change, and what are the requirements a change must meet to satisfy the objective.
Implementing the change usually starts with someone needing to know what the change is going to cost!
Develop Your Architectural Risk Radar
Risks are part of life. There is uncertainty everywhere. And as more and more of our lives and businesses depend on IT, the risk of IT failures and problems is a critical thing to be able to identify, understand, document and – ultimately – manage.
Architectural Risk is a critical discipline in the Systems Flow process. Its a huge selling point in the “design process” sales pitch we are often called on to deliver, usually not to prospective clients but rather to recalcitrant stakeholders or projects sponsors who need to be convinced to spend time in their projects sorting out architecture and design before diving into coding. Read more
Value-driven Status
If you work in a professional environment, you inevitably have to communicate the status of your work to your manager. If you are in the professional services business, then you have an even tougher “manager” – your client.
The Solution Architect’s Path to Success
Welcome to today’s blog. Sit back and relax. Close your eyes. Take some deep relaxing breaths. Envision a Utopian architecture project delivery:
- Scope is clear and agreed upon,
- Requirements are carefully crafted,
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