Conventional wisdom


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A number of key features are only available to registered users. They include:

Access to the full content of top-rated material (only teasers are available to anonymous users after the material has been posted for 45 days)
The ability to search site content
The ability to access reviews of books relevant to site material
The ability to access key quotes relevant to site material
The ability to access content from partner sites
The ability to rate material
The ability to post comments
The ability to post new information and propose it for publication
The ability to request email notification when selected content is added or updated

Conventional wisdom

Prevailing (and sometimes competing) views and mental models about the way things work.

Execution discipline

Understanding and tracking expectations; Elaborating action plans; Managing priorities; Honoring commitments; Implementing accountability

The science of data mining, random testing, and statistical analyses to select the best alternative among a set of options.

The evaluation, control, approval, and communications of deltas to baselines (whether due to solving problems or evolving target functionality)

The orderly capture, isolation, and resolution of gaps between what exists and what could be

Utilizing a rich and integrated framework of requirements to organize the development effort

Focusing on the production of elegant and effective designs and robust architectures

The proactive management of defects, where they occur, and reducing the frequency of occurrence among common causes

A proactive approach to anticipating and mitigating risks

The synthesis of the whole to be greater than the sum of the parts

Submitted by Bryan Pflug on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 08:21.

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