Archive for April, 2009

Requirement Visualization: Mock-up & Wireframe Goodies

Here are some great product links and quotes on rapid UI prototyping that have helped reinforce the value of visualized requirements in my mind, and that I thought you might find interesting.

IT’s Interest in Business/IT Alignment

Bob Lambert says IT should take the initiative in solving problems of business/IT misalignment, and thinks the requirements process can be an effective vehicle for reaching out. I agree.

I could come up with a number of reasons why IT has an interest in being the one to reach out, but one reason in particular occurred to me as I was reading through Lambert’s post….

What Good is the “As-is”?

Adrian Marchis at Modern Analyst posted a helpful article on process mapping describing, among other things, diagramming the “as-is” process as part of the overall process mapping exercise.

A very interesting and active discussion has followed concerning whether modeling the “as-is” process is valuable, or a waste of time and effort.

Did I Really Write That?

As I was scanning through some of my old documents, I found that I wasn’t that thrilled with a lot of my older work. Ever had that happen to you?