(A short rant about eye-contact-based specifications.) In short, there is no such things as an eye-contact-based specification. And for a reason. While kicking-off of a project, we had a discussion with the customer about the change management approach, and specification detail. I was insisting on documenting...

I’ve been blogging about Sure Step, talking about Sure Step, learning about Sure Step, teaching Sure Step, evangelizing Sure Step, here on this blog, in online columns, at conferences, presentations, (pre-)sales calls, with partners, with customers, in one-on-one contacts, e-mails, Linked In, Facebook...

One of many improvements the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology has brought along is the revised purpose of the Functional Requirements Document (FRD) . This document has long served as cornerstone of every Analysis process of every implementation project: it was the main deliverable...

Some time back, as I was riding a taxi from Prague airport to Holiday Inn hotel, I wondered about the fixed price I was about to pay for the ride. - “Airport to city is 700 flat.” - said the driver when I asked how much approximately will it cost. Common wisdom goes that flat rates mean you...

Recently, a reader, commenting on my last post about Sure Step , pointed me to an article by Karl E. Wiegers “Read My Lips: No New Models!” I initially responded to the comment, but I figure the comments aren’t read as often as posts, so I decided to blog it. It’s doubly funny...

Each phase of Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step methodology is equally important in an implementation project. You could argue that analysis is the most important, or that design is the most important, or that operation is less important. I’ll paraphrase Scott Adams here and ask: how one phase can be...

IT Consultancy Improves Project Management and Closes More Deals with Sure Step http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001778 Sure Step is a methodology for implementations, optimizations, and upgrades of Microsoft Dynamics solutions. Sure step provides Rapid, Standard and...

Methodology is a tough topic. There are good methodologies, there are bad methodologies, there are good methodologies gone bad. Methodology is not a silver bullet, it won’t just make any problems disappear, and is hardly ever the single source of success or failure. But a methodology can be a major...

Update 2008-09-11: This post is receiving tremendous traffic, but is not the most relevant I have on Sure Step, therefore I’ll add the relevant links to other posts about Sure Step righ at the bottom, or you can go directly to Sure Step category by clicking here . A new version of Microsoft Dynamics...

Today I welcome a collegue of my Rebecka Isaksson as my first guest blogger. Rebecka is focusing on project management and business analysis and is part of the global Sure Step Development Team. Here we go Sure Step methodology Overview of Sure Step. Click and login to download partner document Why Sure...