A Value-Up Paradigm
The first chapter from Sam Guckenheimer’s book (Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System), A Value-Up Paradigm , is available on InformIT.
Previously, software engineering projects were managed from a "work-down" perspective, where software engineering is a deterministic exercise, similar to other engineering pursuits. This chapter introduces the concept of a "value-up" perspective, in which the project is allowed to change to meet the expectations of the end-user, rather than the intentions of the designers.
From: Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System: A Value-Up Paradigm
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