Methodology

Bach, J. (1999). Reframing requirements analysis. Computer, 32(2), 120–122. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.745727 In this article I apply systems thinking to the process of requirements … [Read more...] about Reframing Requirements Analysis

This is probably the first article ever written about Context-Driven Testing. While writing this article Cem Kaner and I were in the midst of arguing about whether it was reasonable to say that "best … [Read more...] about Good Practice Hunting

Bach, J. (1998). The highs and lows of change control. Computer, 31(8), 113–115. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.707623 Article in IEEE Computer about how change control worked on a project I ran, … [Read more...] about Highs and Lows of Change Control

Bach, J., & Smith, D. W. (1998). Plans, lies, and videotape. Computer, 31(6), 107–109. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.683013 In this article we look at commitments people make on projects … [Read more...] about Plans, Lies, and Videotape

Bach, J. (1998). Microdynamics of process evolution. Computer, 31(2), 111–113. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.652976 Methodology is so interesting... to me. I appear to be one of the few … [Read more...] about Microdynamics of Process Evolution

Bach, J. (1997). The hard road from methods to practice [software engineering]. Computer, 30(2), 129–130. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.566176 In this article, I talk about the importance of … [Read more...] about The Hard Road From Methods to Practice

Okada, T. (1997). Collaborative discovery in a scientific domain. Cognitive Science, 21(2), 109–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0364-0213(99)80020-2 This is ostensibly an article about how … [Read more...] about Collaborative Discovery in a Scientific Domain

This is another of my seminal articles-- one I wrote early on in my career that defined my vision of software development, and on which I have been elaborating ever since. "Good enoughness" is part of … [Read more...] about The Challenge of “Good Enough” Software

Bach, J. (1995). Enough about process: what we need are heroes. IEEE Software, 12(2), 96–98. https://doi.org/10.1109/52.368273 This is one of the seminal works of my youth. It's a short article … [Read more...] about Enough About Process, What We Need Are Heroes

This is the first big article I ever wrote. It got me a lot of attention in the early 90's. The interest people showed in these ideas is basically why I decided to become a methodologist of software … [Read more...] about Process Evolution in a Mad World