Truth 9 and Truth 10

Truth 9

There is no silver bullet. All our methods and tools will not compensate for poor thought and poor workmanship.

Business processes are not very easy, and they need a person’s appropriate thinking and perception regarding the project to succeed. There is no straight path with prearranged processes which has all the solutions and will be helpful every time.

Truth 10

Requirements, if they are to be implemented successfully, must be measurable and testable.

When gathering requirements, anyone can make mistakes. To avoid the case when mistakes in requirements can affect the success of a project, requirements should be measurable and testable.

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