Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/15/19 11:30

Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>
> Ah that would be wonderful. But in my some 25 years in the business I
> don't think I've ever actually seen that in practice! Then again I do
> more admin/build/release stuff... (And surprisingly enough, even at that
> late stage of the game, rarely do I see design docs that go to the level
> of defining function names and parameters... Sad but true)
>

Then you're Project Manager is not managing the project properly.

I learned about project management when I was working for IBM back in
the 80's. Since then I've been both a programmer and a PM. When I've
been a PM, the documentation is complete long before programming starts
(and yes, I get the programmers involved in the design). And I've been
a programmer on projects where the design is done properly. Every one
was completed on time and within budget, given reasonable time and
budgetary constraints. And change orders were handled by modifying the
design - which showed exactly how it would affect other parts of the
project.

I've also worked on ones where PM wasn't properly done. Some were on
time, but most were late. They also had more bugs and change orders
were harder to implement.

>> Of course, if you don't design the application and fly by the seat of
>> your pants, that's another story.
>
>
> In my line of work I'm forced to do that all the time...

I've heard that before. But all but the smallest projects benefit from
a proper design.


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