Customising a software development process to suit the style and size of a project is a commonly accepted software development best practice. One size does not fit all. However, the reality is that the ability to successfully match the appropriate level of the process to the project is often determined by the skills and experience of the practitioners on the project. Knowing when to stop doing a task, or whether to do the task at all is just as important as knowing what tasks should be done. This is important across the entire project lifecycle, but is often most important in the requirements gathering phase as it is critical to know when to stop gathering and start doing.
This presentation provides some guidelines based on real world examples for determining the right level of process for a requirements gathering phase based on project size, complexity, criticality and level of agility.
Learning Objectives
- How to identify key project characteristics that influence process modifications.
- What is essential to any requirements process.
- Why having skilled process practitioners on every project is mandatory.
Skill Level: Intermediate
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Julie Blake
Supervising Consultant
Object Consulting
Julie Blake has over seven years' experience in the software industry and is a Supervising Consultant with Object Consulting – an Australian leader in delivering enterprise business solutions. She has been a key member of software engineering project teams, working in an impressive variety of roles including Business Analyst, Information Architect, Database Designer, Developer and Tester. Julie has also worked in a wide range of industries including telecommunications, banking and finance, government and utilities.
Julie's strengths are in business architecture and the development of information architecture, including user interface design and the development of working user interface prototypes to ensure usability.
Julie has excellent people skills and she is experienced in communicating with a variety of people on different levels in workshops, within teams and in one-on-one interviews. She is experienced in negotiating with a wide variety of stakeholders and business representatives to ensure a satisfactory outcome for all parties involved in the project.
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