Re: Full life cycle development

corba.object wrote:

> Collecting all the requirements itself is an ongoing activity because
> of changes in business in time.
>
> I think water fall is more of academic exercise which could never would
> have materialized at any time.

Big Design Up Front is mostly harmless. It turns out that Big _Requirements_
Up Front is closely linked with project failure. The bigger the requirement
gathering phase, the higher the risk.

However, BRUF is a common reaction to fear. The last project ran into
trouble with changing requiments, so this time we will work harder to get
them right. This is not academic - it is a business-side response to fear
and disappointment.

> It has always to be iteration.

Even if a team iterates the design, the temptation to over-specify
requirements is very strong.

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