Reading: Charting the Course by Rob Sabourin — Chapter 2: "Some Philosophy"
While reading Chapter 2, one fundamental question really stopped me: "How do we actually know we're ready or finished in software development?" Is it when requirements are ready for design? When design is ready for development? When code goes to QA, when testing finishes, or when the product finally goes public? In practice, we usually try to quantify readiness using metrics like code coverage, static analysis, and predefined quality gates. But tools can only take us so far. Ultimately, the entire team needs a shared understanding of what "done" truly looks like before shipping. Here are my main takeaways and reflections from the chapter. Redefining Quality with Juran Joseph Juran, a Quality Control Expert in quality management, simply defines quality as features that provide customer satisfaction . He breaks this down into the Juran Quality Trilogy : Quality Planning: Designing for customer needs. Quality Control: Ensuring standard operations meet the target....