Re: Movie making Vs Software Development

On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 07:25, 88Pro wrote:

> I don't quite agree on that since I don't believe there are comparable
> in the first place, here is why!

Some observations:

> However for a movie the people who watch it are the users, 
> and in my opinion there is no way to capture their requirements. 

You can screen test footage in front of focus groups, etc.  You float
various flavors of teasers/trailers ahead of time and gauge reaction. 
not that much different from putting users in front of a prototype. 
Some movies even changed their endings based on feedback from trial
audiences.  Sounds pretty agile to me :-)

The point I'm making with the comparison is that in both cases it's the
talent that counts, not the process.

> In software development even if all the requirements are not captured,
> in the next release, those can be accommodated, but movie just has one
> cycle to get it right. 

If there *is* a next release.  Often times the team doesn't get a second
chance.  As for movies, there's always the possibilty of sequels
(although the Matrix series seemed to lose track of the requirements as
they went on).

Requirements are only one part of the picture.  Having a
director/project leader communicate the vision effectively to the team,
who can then use their disparate specialized skills in concert to create
the work is critical, and applies in both disciplines.

Don'tcha think?

/\ndy 



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