On May 26, 2007, at 6:38 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > If you want to hire yourself out as an electrician or plumber, > though, you're going to need a license.
I agree that the analogy is flawed, but I think most of us agree that a similar process is the "right way" to do it: a well-designed and implemented needs assessment, a tightly-crafted requirements document, a mutually-agreed set of specifications, etc. I think we probably all also agree that this really happens, well, "seldom." It also seems like the times it does get done that way is when big consulting companies are involved, and anecdotally result in spectacular failures. (Maybe those are the only ones we hear about.) On the other side of the coin, do we who are sole practitioners or in very small shops price out jobs knowing that it can't be done. Or believing that it can, if we "eat" some learning time (a *lot* of learning time)? I know that I have done this, though I always underestimate just how much "a lot" is going to be. I am just musing about the spectrum of processes, from "seat-of-the- pants" to "Big-8, professional project manager." Where on the spectrum is the best for a small shop? And (back to the original musings), would a client pay for a process which involves all of the steps and checks that "doing it the right way" would involve? Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
