Who else around here starts with a blank canvas and paints a masterpiece? Let's face it, this is all about concepts–and we've got them.
Programmer & Designer
It's all about the quality of the user experience. Strike that, it's all about the quality of the code. Do we need this chicken and egg debate? How about we ensure requirements, designs and code are well understood and communicated to our teams.
Tester & Designer
Isn't it best to graft testing on after the design is complete? And isn't the purpose of testing to find bugs? Err no and no. Far better that we test earlier and more often to ensure we're designing what the business needs.
Project Manager & Designer
What's the delivery status? Repeat, what's the delivery status? Without real-time status across your Agile planning and tracking tools you'll be hearing this a lot. What's needed is single source of information–so projects can be planned and re-planned in flight.
Business Analyst & Designer
One prepares neat business needs and expectations (nice job Business Analyst). The other scatters them across Agile stories and tasks (thank you Designer). Result? Neither side really understands the other. Time we talked the same language?
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Designer & Programmer
It's all about the quality of the user experience. Strike that, it's all about the quality of the code. Do we need this chicken and egg debate? How about we ensure requirements, designs and code are well understood and communicated to our teams.
Programmers
Anyone with a brain can see our code is a thing of beauty. What you create is a hand-crafted work of brilliance. End of.
Tester & Programmer
One believes their coding is to die for. The other wants to kill it off, test it to destruction. But this is not about throwing bugs back and forwards, surely? Let's get the best possible product delivered according to the requirements.
Project Manager & Programmer
They say programming great code is an art. And that's the problem–it's a black art to many Project Managers. How about finding some common ground? Participate together in managing the quality of your product.
Business Analyst & Programmer
The latter just wants peace to write code. The former wants to keep the peace and meet the requirements of a dozen stakeholders. What could possibly bring you two closer together? Surprisingly, it's sharing the same software.
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Designer & Tester
Isn't it best to graft testing on after the design is complete? And isn't the purpose of testing to find bugs? Err no and no. Far better that we test earlier and more often to ensure we're designing what the business needs.
Programmer & Tester
One believes their coding is to die for. The other wants to kill it off, test it to destruction. But this is not about throwing bugs back and forwards, surely?? Let's get the best possible product delivered according to the requirements.
Testers
Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the–defect! Like any good Sherlock Holmes you're a man of genius.
Project Manager & Tester
At last, two people with a common issue: the clock is ticking. There's no time left to test, and no time left to deliver. Probably because 50% percent of development effort is being spent testing. Automated testing anyone?
Business Analyst & Tester
Who's mostly likely to say: "It's not my job to test the requirements?" Let's hope it's neither of these fine individuals. Just checking the requirements are satisfied is different than testing them. And now everyone can make that happen.
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MANAGER
Designer & Project Manager
What's the delivery status? Repeat, what's the delivery status? Without real-time status across your Agile planning and tracking tools you'll be hearing this a lot. What's needed is single source of information–so projects can be planned and re-planned in flight.
Programmer & Project Manager
They say programming great code is an art. And that's the problem–it's a black art to many Project Managers. How about finding some common ground? Participate together in managing the quality of your product.
Tester & Project Manager
At last, two people with a common issue: the clock is ticking. There's no time left to test, and no time left to deliver. Probably because 50% percent of development effort is being spent testing. Automated testing anyone?
Project Managers
Costs, schedules, individual deliverables–mere mortals can only imagine how you keep it all together. Without you, the world is a more dangerous place.
Business Analyst & Project Manager
Here's where a shift in business needs or expectations can really hit quality and deadlines. Do you have the agility to change plans between iterations and have everyone understand the impact? Of course you do–if you have dynamic portfolio and release planning.
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ANALYST
Designer & Business Analyst
One prepares neat business needs and expectations (nice job Business Analyst). The other scatters them across Agile stories and tasks (thank you Designer). Result? Neither side really understands the other. Time we talked the same language?
Programmer & Business Analyst
The former just wants peace to write code. The latter wants to keep the peace and meet the requirements of a dozen stakeholders. What could possibly bring you two closer together? Surprisingly, it's sharing the same software.
Tester & Business Analyst
Who's mostly likely to say: "It's not my job to test the requirements?" Let's hope it's neither of these fine individuals. Just checking the requirements are satisfied is different to testing them. And now everyone can make that happen.
Project Manager & Business Analyst
Here's where a shift in business needs or expectations can really hit quality and deadlines. Do you have the agility to change plans between iterations and have everyone understand the impact? Of course you do–if you have dynamic portfolio and release planning.
Business Analysts
Your analytical ability is second to none. They seek the truth, the real requirements, and it's you who provides.