{"id":2110,"date":"2015-04-10T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2018-01-09T06:50:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T14:50:25","slug":"first-things-first-document-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=2110","title":{"rendered":"Lost in the Details? Define then design."},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction – It’s easy to get caught up in all the parts<\/strong><\/p>\n

It isn’t old age, but a sign of maturity when you have to write things down in order to remember them later.\u00a0 Ideas are like gas, potent when present but easily forgotten when gone.\u00a0 If ideas are worth keeping, then organizing and documenting will give them solid form.\u00a0 It seems simple, but failing to structure complex ideas only adds to the complexity.\u00a0 You can spare yourself lost details or circling back countless times.\u00a0 Creating a structure to an idea not only makes it easier to convey to others but also easier to digest.\u00a0 Ideas are meant to give fruit to more ideas, not rehash<\/a> in endless loops.<\/p>\n

Purpose – Asking the pertinent questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this post, I’ll cover a basic way to organize an idea that I’ve worked with in the past.\u00a0 I put myself in the “other person’s” shoes to formulate the questions.\u00a0 It’s easier to think of it in terms were the works is being handed off.\u00a0 What needs to be done?\u00a0 What are the requirements?\u00a0 What are the limits?\u00a0 What is the deadline?<\/p>\n

Details – Remember that you’ll forget<\/strong><\/p>\n

Process definition and design starts with asking the right questions that have the clearest answer.<\/p>\n