Comments on: Functional specs http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2003/functional-specs Information architecture, interaction design and much more Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:39:27 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Donna http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2003/functional-specs/comment-page-1#comment-118 Donna Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:33:19 +0000 http://maadmob.net.s32465.gridserver.com/donna/blog/2003/functional-specs#comment-118 I have done most of the consulting through the process - somehow I just forgot to write it all down properly! I have done most of the consulting through the process – somehow I just forgot to write it all down properly!

]]> By: Ron Zeno http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2003/functional-specs/comment-page-1#comment-117 Ron Zeno Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:37:18 +0000 http://maadmob.net.s32465.gridserver.com/donna/blog/2003/functional-specs#comment-117 Dulling the pain of functional specs (writing them, getting final approval, ensuring they are understood, getting them done quickly): Get the people who will use the spec to contribute to it. Programmers, tech writers, project managers, even QA specialists are all possible contributors who have vested interest in the specs being done quickly and well. Consultants who bill their time usually hate this approach (less money for them) as well as internal consultants who have nothing better to do. Dulling the pain of functional specs (writing them, getting final approval, ensuring they are understood, getting them done quickly):

Get the people who will use the spec to contribute to it. Programmers, tech writers, project managers, even QA specialists are all possible contributors who have vested interest in the specs being done quickly and well. Consultants who bill their time usually hate this approach (less money for them) as well as internal consultants who have nothing better to do.

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