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Agile and the Orders of Ignorance
to the requirements-gathering/analysis phase (1OI) and the design/code
phase (0OI).
1OI: We’ve Got the Question, Now Get the Answer: Just Gimme the Facts.
With “pure” 1OI, all aspects of the question are well known: I know the
“who, what, where, when” of how to get an answer. The issue is simply an
operational one of identifying and tracking down the “who,” and getting my
answer through an interview.
1.1/3OI: We’ve Got the Question but How to Get the Answer: Who to Ask?
The first increment at the 1OI level occurs when the basic question is
known but key components of getting the question answered are not. An
example might be not knowing the source of the answers (the “who”).
Obviously, in this case there are two kinds ...