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At 11:57 AM 9/29/99 PDT, Anthony Markatos wrote:
>Jarnopol (probably not his/her real name) said:
<snip>
actually, it's a combination of my first and last names
>In my experience, methodology means squat to a client..... What they DO
>care about is bringing the project in on-time and on-budget, giving them a
>product - online help, user manual, technical documentation etc.
>Tony Markatos responds:
>You can deliver such without the discipline of predefined processes.
nope. i have a predefined process. what i don't have is a NAMED methodology.
>Jarnopol continues:
>........that is easy to use, easy to understand and meets the needs of the
>target audience.
>Tony Markatos responds:
>Without following the discipline of predefined processes -- good luck.
