Category: Field Notes
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The Difference Between Features and Capabilities
Features describe what software does. Capabilities describe what the organization can accomplish because the software exists.
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Every Failed Project Leaves Evidence
Software projects rarely fail without warning. The evidence is there long before budgets are exceeded, deadlines are missed, and stakeholders lose confidence.
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Requirements Debt Is More Dangerous Than Technical Debt
Requirements debt begins before development and spreads across architecture, testing, governance, operations, and business outcomes.
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Change Control Begins with Requirements
Change control begins with approved requirements. Without a requirements baseline, organizations cannot confidently evaluate what changed, why it changed, or what the impact will be.
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Requirements Traceability Isn’t Bureaucracy
Requirements traceability is not paperwork. It is the evidence that connects business decisions to architecture, software, testing, and future change.
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Scope Creep Is Usually a Leadership Failure
Scope creep is rarely caused by changing requirements alone. It is usually the result of unmanaged decisions, unclear priorities, and weak governance.
