The Importance of Precision

May 13, 2010

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What happens when you don’t make requirements crystal clear? They’re wide open to misinterpretation. Enjoy this video clip and remember…it doesn’t really matter what method you use to capture project requirements; if they’re too fuzzy, you’re gonna pay for it one way or another!

Family Guy - Peter gets Chris a new pet,
but misinterprets transportation requirements.
(Video clip courtesy of Hulu)

Customer, Developer, Tester (codebetter.com)
Functional specs (slideshare.net)
Software requirement (slideshare.net)
How do we solve business problems from a customer-centric approach ? (slideshare.net)
eXtreme Project Management. Both Brilliant and Dangerous. (edge.papercutpm.com)
Garbage In, Garbage Out. Haven’t We Learned That Yet? (edge.papercutpm.com)

Tags:avoid failure, Business analysis, cartoon, communication, fun, perception, project management, risk, video

About Geoff Crane

I’m a professor of project management at the college where I work. My students continually amaze me with their insights, passion and all-around awesomeness. I figure they deserve access to more answers than I can give them by myself. This site is for them.

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