It's natural to associate software development with programming. But many problems begin before any code is written: when the problem wasn't understood, requirements aren't clear, or different people understand different things about what's being built.
Code doesn't fix a lack of clarity
A team can develop quickly and still build the wrong thing. Engineering involves understanding, requirements, prioritization, acceptance criteria, follow-up, testing, and communication.
In Fasters' Operations structure, governance includes documentation, scope definition, change logging, up-to-date boards, and delivery validation.
Requirements are communication
Whoever requests needs to understand what will be delivered. Whoever develops needs to know the expected behavior. Whoever validates needs objective criteria.
Acceptance criteria change the conversation
"It's ready" can mean different things. Acceptance criteria make that definition more objective and help both development and validation.
A software project doesn't start by asking which technology to use. It starts by understanding what needs to be solved.
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