[Sigia-l] 'Process+Tools+Guidelines' to do the right thing!

[prai at prady.com]

Ziya said -

> The archives of this list alone is full of tales of developers
> dictating terms and affecting the final product, essentially by
> intimidating the rest of the team since they are the ones who will
> ultimately code the final product. As an IA (or UX/ID) without
> technical knowledge, you may be at their mercy. You can argue up to a
> point but as you're playing on their terms you're most likely to lose
> the battle. That's why it's so important to decouple the prototype
> from development.

Ziya's comment makes me feel that software engineering is runs in similar
manner as Afganistan was by the Warlords :)

I am trying to understand if there's any ethical reason, 'value' addition,
etc. which can be addressed to build case for usability, without making it
obvious that this is a fight 'for-the-survival' or
'you-comply-to-my-standards'...

Having said all this, all that I have received so far has elevated my
intellect already. And I am already marching towards Kabul. Thanks guys!

Pradyot Rai