Comment Q:Elepehant? A:Mouse built to government spec. (Score 5, Interesting) 310
This is the same old software engineering problem, over and over again.
A user who has never written a *COMPLETE* system specification, acutal has no idea what that is, who only knows what he/she does not want.
Software developers/coders/bodies who are not SME's (subject matter experts), making system / software decisions without either the knowledge or guidance to understand the ramifications of those decisions.
Neither users, nor software development companies want to deal with these issues, they would rather just get the money.
That is why most large software development/ service companies have such bad reputations.
According to SEI, (Software Engineering Insitute) over 70 per cent of all software development projects are terminated as failures.
A user who has never written a *COMPLETE* system specification, acutal has no idea what that is, who only knows what he/she does not want.
Software developers/coders/bodies who are not SME's (subject matter experts), making system / software decisions without either the knowledge or guidance to understand the ramifications of those decisions.
Neither users, nor software development companies want to deal with these issues, they would rather just get the money.
That is why most large software development/ service companies have such bad reputations.
According to SEI, (Software Engineering Insitute) over 70 per cent of all software development projects are terminated as failures.
