Lean Software Systems Engineering for Developers: Managing Requirements, Complexity, Teams, and Change Like a Champ

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D. Durham, C. MichelLean Software Systems Engineering for Developershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6933-6_2

2. Gaining a Shared Understanding Throughout the Project

Doug Durham¹   and Chad Michel¹

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Lincoln, NE, USA

 

Introduction

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

—E.F. Schumacher

Writing is nature’s way of letting you know how sloppy your thinking is.

—Dick Guindon

As my oldest child became a teenager, he wanted to learn how to drive a car with a manual transmission. We have a Jeep Wrangler with a six-speed that is not necessarily the easiest ...