Controlling the Chaos of Agile Development
In the beginning of the 20th century, a group of physicists began experimenting with and publishing information about a new approach to physics called Quantum Mechanics. They thought it was a new way of looking at the natural world. It was. Some … [Continue reading]
When it comes to processes, elementary processes are the lowest level that is considered for estimating purposes. In Adding an Elementary Process the definition of an elementary process was given. It was explained that most elementary processes … [Continue reading]
There are certain constructions that occur frequently when systems are developed. Some people refer to these as patterns or templates. The screen above is an example from WordPress. It lists the users of a web site. There is an ability to select a … [Continue reading]
In a simple world, there would be a one-to-one correspondence between user stories, elementary processes and function point transactions. For example, "as an administrator, I can add a new user to the web site." This seems to be an elementary … [Continue reading]
Many applications request information on screens. The example above is the WordPress screen that an administrator would use to add a new user. If we were developing the WordPress application, then adding this screen would probably be in the first … [Continue reading]