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Comment on Why am I obsessed with UML? by Tristan

Tristan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:23:48 +0000

What is the most effective way to get a team up to speed on basic UML? Would you, for example, buy six copies of Ambler’s style book and pass them around (assuming a team of six people new to UML, working on a long-term, high value project in plenty of UML digrams would be used)? Or, is there a 20-, 30- or maybe 40-minute presentation that you use as a quick introductory training to UML concepts? Or, both?

Comment on Searching for Artifacts by Tristan

Tristan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:09:48 +0000

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I started doing my own design and development projects this year. Since I had the freedom and time (after all I was the only one setting the expectations on how long it would take to bring the deliverables), I decided to make myself go through as rigorous a process of collecting and validating requirements as possible, and then actually designing the system – including trying to write complete specifications before doing any coding whatsoever. This helped me a lot – I think – in getting it right the first time around. Furthermore, the design documents served a useful purpose in helping me to understand the system after I had finished coding it. This was true even right away when I wanted to create some user documentation.

Comment on Architect or Diplomat? by Goal Based Conversations | xengineering

Goal Based Conversations | xengineering — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:02:36 +0000

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Comment on Goal Oriented Diagramming by A little bit geeking, a little bit rock and roll | nothing to say

A little bit geeking, a little bit rock and roll | nothing to say — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:30:26 +0000

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Comment on Why am I obsessed with UML? by Searching for Artifacts | xengineering

Searching for Artifacts | xengineering — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:15:08 +0000

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Comment on Why am I obsessed with UML? by Time is Money | nothing to say

Time is Money | nothing to say — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:20:14 +0000

[...] have toyed with System Architect, a UML modeling tool (read about my obsession with UML here) several times in the past and a colleague is quite happy with it as well. It seems to be a [...]

Comment on Task Management for Mortals by Finally, A Productive Night | nothing to say

Finally, A Productive Night | nothing to say — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:23:27 +0000

[...] to bed quite happy with my progress last night. I added a blog entry to my professional blog on task management (ironic, huh) and made some substantial inroads on the web [...]