tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491762.post1914080083969697674..comments2023-10-22T06:10:35.936-04:00Comments on Scrum Log Jeff Sutherland: Cost of Defects in RequirementsJeff Sutherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07761053439034726679noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491762.post-62333712544241652722010-11-16T11:29:25.372-05:002010-11-16T11:29:25.372-05:00And we can say more broadly that 'bad news doe...And we can say more broadly that 'bad news does not get better with age'. Meaning: Any defect in thinking (and thinking in the sky always has defects) must be discovered quickly and fixed quickly in our work. And our work is only about knowledge creation (aka 'thinking').<br /><br />So, always and everywhere we are asking: "How do we stop the bad news getting worse with age?" It is a hard problem, and it is down mainly to the people to solve it. Getting the spec 'right' is only one key aspect of the problem.<br /><br />As one example, if the spec has no defects but nonetheless is not the highest value stuff that the customer wants, that is 'bad news' that we must find and fix. As quickly as possible.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Joe<br /><br />PS. These are not ideas that are new to Jeff Sutherland at all. But thoughts about extending this particular blog post...for others.Joe Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413810050491070483noreply@blogger.com