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Standing on Principle

     Karl E. Wiegers
Integrity and Intelligence: With
                Customers

• Look for simple and cheap solutions for the real need of
  your customer, not just the solution that he initially
  requested

• Look beyond the local interests of the primary customers
  to see whether you can easily generalize an application
  to meet a broader need
Integrity and Intelligence: With
                Customers
• Do not allow the customer to intimidate you into
  making poor decisions.

• Be honest with your customers. Offer them accurate
  information, whether or not it is good news.

• If you agree to a commitment and something
  changes let the other people involved know as soon
  as you can, so you can work out an alternative.
Integrity and Intelligence: With
               Managers

• Don’t say something that is not true just
  because the manager wants to hear that

• Agreeing to unattainable commitments is
  unprofessional and unfair to all involved,
  including yourself
The five dimensions of a software
             project

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Standing on principle

  • 1. Standing on Principle Karl E. Wiegers
  • 2. Integrity and Intelligence: With Customers • Look for simple and cheap solutions for the real need of your customer, not just the solution that he initially requested • Look beyond the local interests of the primary customers to see whether you can easily generalize an application to meet a broader need
  • 3. Integrity and Intelligence: With Customers • Do not allow the customer to intimidate you into making poor decisions. • Be honest with your customers. Offer them accurate information, whether or not it is good news. • If you agree to a commitment and something changes let the other people involved know as soon as you can, so you can work out an alternative.
  • 4. Integrity and Intelligence: With Managers • Don’t say something that is not true just because the manager wants to hear that • Agreeing to unattainable commitments is unprofessional and unfair to all involved, including yourself
  • 5. The five dimensions of a software project