Herding Cats

Podcast Interview

On a recent flight, I met Rory Rowland. Rory is in the Missouri House of Representative, a former CEO of a Credit Union, and a consultant and author. We started talking as well traveled travelers do, sharing backgrounds and current... Read more →

Quote of the Day

Methods and tools are of no use without properly qualified people using a well-defined process, and who are dedicated to satisfying customer needs - in Process for System Architecture and Requirements Engineering Read more →

Quote of the Day

The man who grasps principles can successfully handle his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles is sure to have trouble — Ralph Waldo Emerson So Just Remember ... There is no principle by which you can make... Read more →

Quote of the Day

There is no whole system within interconnection of its parts and there is no whole system without its environment — Francisco Varla Without knowing something about the Capabilities are needed by the customers to fulfill their business needs, a credible... Read more →

Agile Stories are Actually Requirements

It's popular in the agile community to speak about User Stories and how they are Not requirements. As a System Engineer, here's some background on Systems Architecture and Requirements Engineering. Let's start with some background about Systems and their engineering.... Read more →