Netlife Research (company website in Norwegian) has done it again. Their 2008 Bad Usability Calendar is here and it is great. So great that it is hard to pick a favorite. Download it here. 2007 has more great examples. [Note: This is a short post- just got back from the […]
Requirements: Knowledge and Understanding
[photo by Henkster] Writing good requirements is more than just about following a set of rules. You can capture knowledge about your goals and your product with a set of well crafted requirements. But to truly write good requirements, you have to gain a level of understanding that surpasses knowledge. […]
Flashback: This Week in the Past on Tyner Blain [Jan 26]
A look back at the best from this week in the past.
Enterprise Product Management – Broad and Deep
When we’re part of a team creating software for the enterprise – an internally focused, IT initiative, we usually don’t think about product managers. Business analysts, systems analysts, and architects (of all varieties) are all commonplace. But not product managers. Product managers bring a perspective and a strategic focus that […]
Flashback: This Week in the Past on Tyner Blain [Jan 19]
A look back at the best from this week in the past.
User Adoption ROI
You want your software to be used, not to sit on the shelf. You can’t achieve the ROI of your software if people don’t use it. And you can’t achieve the ROI of your software by forcing people to use it either. Some will fail to achieve the benefits, and […]
You Are Creating Bugs In Your Software
No matter how good your quality process is, you are introducing bugs. This article reviews the places where bugs are introduced in the software development process (from stakeholders to users), and reviews ways to address those bugs.
Flashback: This Week in the Past on Tyner Blain [Jan 12]
A look back at the best from this week in the past.
Why You Should Test Your Requirements
We’ve written before about several characteristics of well written requirements, and one of those characteristics is testability. Ahamad has written an list of 10 tests of requirements, with an emphasis on assessing the testability of the requirements. The testability of the requirement determines if the resultant product can be tested […]