Wicked problems, righteous solutions
by Peter DeGrace, Leslie Hulet Stahl · first published 1990
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There's this book by Peter DeGrace and Leslie Hulet Stahl called Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions. It describes all of these problems and others. It presents a number of very practical and proven solutions. The book was published 28 years ago, in 1990. We use words like science and engineering in…
on “Age of Invisible Disasters (2017)” ↗…approach to architecture is "Designing Solutions for Your Business Problems: A Structured Process for Managers and Consultants" by Betty Vandenbosch. The one that made the biggest impact on me in ever is "Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions" by Peter DeGrace and Leslie Hulet Stahl. Lots of forehead slapping and kicking myself ensued. Even more applicable today than it was in 1990 when written. "Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams"…
on “Architecture.md” ↗…names for things there is nothing new in agile methodologies like scrum and XP. They've been around since the early '80s. If you're into process, try and get your hands on a copy of (it's a mouthful) - Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catolog of Modern Engineering Paradigms: A Catalogue of Modern Software Engineering Paradigms (Yourdon Press Computing), by Peter DeGrace and Leslie Hulet Stahl. http://www.amazon.com/dp/013590126X.
on “Opinion: U.S. Military Aircraft Fly Toward A Waterfall” ↗…suggested. I resigned. The frustration in both cases was that engineering management has been solved. It's been solved in the 80's. Any attempt these days to introduce principles I learnt from books like Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions, Peopleware or Mythical Man Month got rejected, because most organisations these days have a chosen way of doing things that some manager thinks of as a personal fiefdom. Any attempt to stray from the…
on “Engineering management is dying” ↗…asked for requirements and were told to figure it out. So we did. We delivered a first version in three months, and a final product in 8. Afterwards he told us about a paper he'd found[1] after reading Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions[2]. That paper describes what SCRUM was before it got butchered into what it is today. In 1986, SCRUM consisted of choosing an elite team of experts, throwing them into a room, and telling them to solve…
on “What is Programmer Anarchy and does it have a future?” ↗I don't know if it's a "classic", but I recently picked up a copy of Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catalogue of Modern Software Engineering Paradigms [0] after reading through another HN thread on good software dev books. I haven't cracked it open yet though. [0] https://books.google.com/books/about/Wicked_Problems_Righteo...
on “Things I Believe About Software Engineering” ↗