Our world runs on software. Every business depends on it, every mobile phone uses it, and even every new carrelies on code. Without software, modern civilization would fall apart. Given this reality, the quality of thatsoftware really matters. Because it’s so widely used and so important, low-quality software just isn’t acceptable.But what exactly is software quality? It’s not an easy question to answer, since the concept means different thingsto different people. One useful way to think about the topic is to divide software quality into three aspects:functional quality, structural quality,…
Month: April 2021
Outcome Over Output – Kent Beck
If you want to improve a business, where do you look for information? Here are four possibilities: * Effort * Output * Outcome * Impact In the next video we’ll describe the tradeoffs between these observations. Also, this is an experiment in a Memoji style of presentation. Let me know what you think in the comments.
Six Thinking Hats – Edward De Bono
Used successfully by thousands of business managers, educators, and government leaders around the world, Six Thinking Hats offers a practical and uniquely positive approach to making decisions and exploring new ideas.Your success in business depends on how you think. “The main difficulty of thinking is confusion,” writes Edward de Bono, long recognized as the foremost international authority on conceptual thinking and on the teaching of thinking as a skill. “We try to do too much at once. Emotions, information, logic, hope, and creativity all crowd in on us. It is like juggling…
Notes About Analysis
Analysis aims to have a better understanding of the context by conducting a study in detail. Thorough analysis is critical to conceive and engage with the frame of reference. Causal Analysis Causal analysis is used to find the root cause of the problem. This method seeks for explanations of “Why” questions. It is important to ask “Why” eagerly one after another as each question is covered by a logical response. Example: “Test effectiveness of our product got worse for the last quarter.” Why did the test effectiveness reports show bad…
Notes About Reasoning
Reasoning is a specified way of thinking in a particular mindset. Reasoning techniques plays a vital role in decision making process by providing us a procedure to reach a conclusion and solve a problem. Abductive Reasoning Abductive reasoning is one of the methodological process of logical inference. It takes a cognitive shortcut based on observations of the current conditions to come up with a simple, practical, yet feasible solution. This type of reasoning is taken into account when there is insufficient background information and lack of observable data. Literal Reasoning…