Comments on: The Infamous Black Box Solution http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/05/04/the-infamous-black-box-solution All the Rants that Beer and Birding Can Buy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Apertome http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/05/04/the-infamous-black-box-solution/comment-page-1#comment-1985 Apertome Fri, 04 May 2007 15:49:59 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/05/04/the-infamous-black-box-solution#comment-1985 Nice writeup -- and the situation is so typical. 1. Client doesn't listen to experts' recommendations, even though they hired them for their expertise. 2. Experts do a ridiculous amount of work to accomplish client's ridiculous request. 3. Clients see the result and agree with the experts' initial assessment. 4. The design is scrapped, wasting development time and client money. Client finally goes with experts' initial recommendation. Nice writeup — and the situation is so typical.

1. Client doesn’t listen to experts’ recommendations, even though they hired them for their expertise.
2. Experts do a ridiculous amount of work to accomplish client’s ridiculous request.
3. Clients see the result and agree with the experts’ initial assessment.
4. The design is scrapped, wasting development time and client money. Client finally goes with experts’ initial recommendation.

]]> By: furiousball http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/05/04/the-infamous-black-box-solution/comment-page-1#comment-1984 furiousball Fri, 04 May 2007 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/05/04/the-infamous-black-box-solution#comment-1984 This is the only good <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Box_%28band%29" rel="nofollow">black box</a> - and they're not even that great This is the only good black box - and they’re not even that great

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