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Solving the right problems. (Software Engineering)

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| August 01, 1991 | Keuffel, Warren | COPYRIGHT 1991 Advisor Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When called upon to build systems for solving problems, ask yourself this question: Are the right problems being solved? If you apply this to new projects, you'll more accurately approximate what users really want...

As software engineers, one of the biggest stumbling blocks you'll encounter in trying to build high-quality systems is making sure that you build the systems to correct the right problems. That may sound stupid, but many projects have been ordered, paid for, delivered, and never used. Others required massive maintenance to restructure them into something approximating what the users really wanted.

Very few projects meet users' requirements. ...

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