Dave, I fully realize
the potential of Flex to let you crank out an application quickly. You have a
"Team" of people this is a requirement for "one" contractor. The thing that got
me was the rollout part of the demand.
I agree that when you
fully understand the domain of the intended user of the product then yes that
is quite possible. Having no idea of the user base, and their goals,
infrastructure, budgets, requirements, and resources, how is this assumption
possible?
Cranking out a product
that fits someones specifications, and creating a tool that is goal/task
oriented, and helps the user accomplish what they need/want in a coherent
fashion, are 2 different things.
A certain percentage of
the time required before any code is written is spent interviewing management,
users, understanding the goals and tasks that a product needs to
fulfill.
A software program
should not be something that enforces a work method, and because the person
usually in charge of writing specs is IT (more often then not, that person has
not done the necessary foot work). What I mean is, you end up with a product
that just fills a business need from a management perspective, and does not take
into account segmented departmental user goals.
So, sure cranking out
data entry forms, or lists of data that fulfill a business need is rapid.
However, is that a solution that will help the user do their job? Will that
solution allow different user types (commercial, management, technical,
administrative) to fulfill their role in the organization as efficiently as
possible? Will the program have a memory for example so it can make assumptions
based on past user interaction?
I dont believe in
creating a tool that only fulfils the business requirements from a management
perspective. The users know how to do their job. I would rather take the time to
confirm that the product will meet their goals and tasks, and give them a
product that helps them do it better based on real information. Management
rarely understands this. Software has become a necessary evil that enforces
uneducated assumptions on the user, instead of a pleasant, and comfortable tool
that helps a user do their job.
Jason Hawryluk
De : [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]De la part de Dave Wolf
Envoyé : mercredi 12 avril 2006 20:09
À : [email protected]
Objet : [flexcoders] Re: **JOB **Flex developer needed ASAP (Contract to hire!!).
Off topic I guess, but six months for a prototype? We've been rolling
out pretty major applications in Flex from soup to nuts in six months.
To me all the sex appeal aside, some of the biggest value in Flex is
what a productive canvas it is to work within. Between Flex, great
devs, good tools and frameworks, we're cranking out applications
people are then running a whole business on in under six months.
Prototypes.... we're talking weeks.
--
Dave Wolf
Cynergy Systems, Inc.
Macromedia Flex Alliance Partner
http://www.cynergysystems.com
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Office: 866-CYNERGY
--- In [email protected], "Jason Hawryluk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sorry if this sounds harsh, or like a rant...
>
>
>
> You know I think about this kind of thing, and always wonder who in
their
> right mind consultant, or not would sign on to an already "presumed"
6 month
> project. Unless they have really done their homework (unlikely) how
do they
> know that 6 months is enough.
>
>
>
> So what they really should say is your going to develop this miracle
> product, and oh it must be done in 6 months. Ready to deploy. Then they
> plunk the old "needed ASAP" onto that.
>
>
>
> I smell disaster about to happen.
>
>
>
> If you read it it says prototype, ok that makes sense 6months for a
> prototype no problem. Then the next phrase has "rollout"?. Then the big
> hook. "Since client has already defined design specs".
>
>
>
> So to summarize they have a demand for a report generator
"prototype" that
> will be "rolled" out "live" in "6months" based on the "clients specs"
> authored by an individual that most likely has no knowledge of Flex
at all.
>
>
>
> I don't mean to be a pain but, could you please repeat the question?
>
>
>
> I just don't get it. Maybe it's just me. :)
>
> Jason
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la
> part de wessam_jad
> Envoyé : mardi 11 avril 2006 20:01
> À : [email protected]
> Objet : [flexcoders] **JOB **Flex developer needed ASAP (Contract to
> hire!!).
>
>
>
>
> Position Needed: Flex Developer
> Duration:6 months contract to hire.
>
> Role Description Consultant will be responsible for creating a new
> reporting interface prototype using Macromedia Flex. Prototype will
> most likely be developed using Flex 1.5. Subsequent versions could
> be developed in Flex 2.0. Consultant will be responsible for
> upgrade, replication, and rollout. Consultant will also participate
> in daily knowledge transfer sessions. Since client has already
> defined design specs, consultant is generally expected to complete
> assigned development tasks.
>
> Desired Skills:
> -6 months Macromedia Flex 1.5 / 2.0 development experience
> -data warehouse, business intelligence experience
> -Excellent communication skills
>
> send your resume ASAP to wjad(at)esginc(dot)com
> www.esginc.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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