Thanks for the awesome post, Adam. That seems to be a great exercise to go
through in order to explain things we're working on. I can't believe I
hadn't heard of it before!

--Matt


On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Adam Moskowitz <[email protected]> wrote:

> While reading an almost-recent issue of "Communications of the ACM," I
> found a reference to Heilmeier's Catechism [1][2]; I think it's
> appropriate to the discussion.
>
>     Heilmeier's Catechism
>     ---------------------
>     A set of questions credited to Heilmeier that anyone proposing a
>     research project or product development effort should be able to
>     answer.
>
>     * What are you trying to do? Articulate your objectives using
>       absolutely no jargon.
>
>     * How is it done today, and what are the limits of current
>       practice?
>
>     * What's new in your approach and why do you think it will be
>       successful?
>
>     * Who cares?
>
>     * If you're successful, what difference will it make?
>
>     * What are the risks and the payoffs?
>
>     * How much will it cost?
>
>     * How long will it take?
>
>     * What are the midterm and final "exams" to check for success?
>
> Adam
>
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Heilmeier
>
> [2]
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Heilmeier#Heilmeier.27s_Catechism
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