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Subject:Re: A Long Time Ago From:Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net>, vrfour -at- verizon -dot- net, TechWrl list <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:38:28 -0700 (PDT)
James Barrow wrote:
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The developers for the new app have been hired and are sitting in the cubicle farm...doing nothing. Why? Because they need some sort of documentation for the legacy app before they can proceed.
Generic Richard Responds:
The importance of the As-Is used to be widely recognized. Now, most seem unaware of As-Is documentation. Indeed, look at the current tool popular tool for functional modely - Use Cases. As they are typically, employed, the analyst forgets about the As-Is and jumps right into the To-Be. And everyone sits around and says Gee Wizzz, I just don't get we can not get away from so much hacking.
James Barrow:
> Enter the PMO. "Oh no, no, no. You must document every process and
> procedure, for every module, for every facility." This increases the doc
> plan to 133 documents...due on April 13. Doable? I have no idea any more.
Generic Richard :
This is one of the basis of bad analysis. Successful analysis is based on a focus on the essential. The less important needs to be postponed till the appropriate time.
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