OK - Hi again, and welcome to the "diary" of the personal challenge that I have set for myself.
My challenge is to lead and participate in the design, build and deployment of a very significant web application that will be built using "state-of-the-art" business analysis and software development tools and strategies.
What can I do/ what do I actually know at present? - The answer is not very much in terms of the latest tools and methodologies!!
I know enough to know that a great system needs to be "envisioned" - it needs to be formulated - architected and then it needs to be designed and then specified... right? (By the way - the reason that I am writing about this is to invite contributions, suggestions, mentors and even just plain rude old "naysayers" who will tell me it just can't be done - you can't teach an old dog new tricks right? An Analyst/programmer from the 70's and 80's could never be as good as a developer who has always started with OO and all the other related tools, methodologies and technologies..right? )
So, back to the design and specification - how is it best to START?? That is the first question I have ... where do I start? I have the idea - the concept for the web app - the business model if you will - but what is the first step of the journey that will end with the "going live" of a highly efficient and effective application that will completely support a major peice of B2B e-commerce?
What is the app I hear you ask??- aha .. that would be giving the game away, so we will need to move forward speaking in very general terms about the actual application being developed.
NExt STep - and feel free to comment - need direction and input - WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP??
