Chapter 8. Refining the specification
“In its rough form, a diamond is a lusterless, translucent crystal that resembles a chip of broken glass. For it to be transformed into a jewel, it must be cut into a particular gem shape and then polished, facet by facet.”
Edward Jay Epstein, The Diamond Invention[1]
Collaborative discussion is a great way to build a shared understanding, but that isn’t enough to drive any but the simplest of projects. Unless the team is very small and the project is very short, we need to record this knowledge in a way that doesn’t depend on peoples’ short-term memory.
Taking a photo of the whiteboard after a discussion on key examples is a simple way to capture ...
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