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 > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process.
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