The Adventures of Ricky and Stick
Table of Contents
A Note from Brig. Gen. Janet C.
Wolfenbarger
Foreword
Cast of Characters
Installment I: Testing and Modeling
Test Before Fielding
Model Something Real
IV & V Is a Good Thing
Installment II: Estimates and Metrics
The "Seems OK to Me" Rule Can Lead to
Disaster
Metrics Aren't Second Class
Citizens
Count the Right Things
Installment III: Requirements
It Can't Hurt to Rethink the Requirements
A Grab Bag of "Want-to-Haves" Is Not a
Requirements Set
Nailing Down Requirements Early Isn't
Always a Good Thing
Installment IV: Integration and Interoperability
Interoperation Doesn't Just
Happen
Interoperation Fails When Assumptions
Are Ignored
Preserve Interoperation as Separate
Systems Evolve
Installment V: Deployment
Find Out the Details Early
Know the Deployment Environment
You're Deploying More Than Just Software
Installment VI: Business Processes
A Big Software Change Means a Business
Process Change
Any New Business Process Warrants New
Training
The Biggest System Isn't Always the Right
Answer
One Final Thought
Epilogue
Afterword and Acknowledgements
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