Re: Interview what Interview? (WAS: Capturing info during meeting s with SMEs)

Subject: Re: Interview what Interview? (WAS: Capturing info during meeting s with SMEs)
From: "Diane Evans" <diane_evans -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 09:31:48 -0700


My turn to chime in...

I am also welcome to sit in on any meeting that involves software. Although I work in a biotech lab, there is a lot of "backdoor" development going on -- people building databases for themselves, for example, then coming to our team a few months later because they suddenly want the information tracked through the LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).

Yesterday, I was in a meeting that was supposed to just be demonstrating software that was partially built, but I knew that requirements would be coming out during the demo. At one point, one of the scientists said, "Isn't that a requirement?" I piped up: "I didn't write it down, so it isn't!" The scientist's manager just smiled and gave me a thumbs up.

It is good to work in an environment where you are valued and considered part of the team. I would never want to go back to a certain major-airplane-manufacturer-in-Seattle again.

Diane Evans
Technical Writer

Washington State Coordinator, Tombstone Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/washing.html

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