http://thesherpaproject.com/2006/06/18/tib-1-custom-software-is-too-expensive/ Thoughts by Ben Carey Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://thesherpaproject.com/2006/06/18/tib-1-custom-software-is-too-expensive/#comment-41 The Sherpa Project » Blog Archive » Beginner’s Mind Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:39:57 +0000 http://www.thesherpaproject.com/?p=58#comment-41 [...] Can you imagine what would happen if you took the time that you spent on “compliance for compliance sake” and spent that time with your customer? If we replaced the time we spent on a technical specification with having a couple of drinks with our customer then it would probably be for the better. If we removed the time wasted on the formalities and politics involved with functional specifications and put the effort towards understanding a day in the life our customer, or if we replaced change control formalities with a weekly game of golf with our customer then we might really get somewhere.In short, I think there’s value in making the move to unlearn and look at everything with new eyes. Simple economics and common sense make me think that we might just have the ability to make better software. [...] [...] Can you imagine what would happen if you took the time that you spent on “compliance for compliance sake” and spent that time with your customer? If we replaced the time we spent on a technical specification with having a couple of drinks with our customer then it would probably be for the better. If we removed the time wasted on the formalities and politics involved with functional specifications and put the effort towards understanding a day in the life our customer, or if we replaced change control formalities with a weekly game of golf with our customer then we might really get somewhere.In short, I think there’s value in making the move to unlearn and look at everything with new eyes. Simple economics and common sense make me think that we might just have the ability to make better software. [...]

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