In this white paper, Laura Rose offers suggestions for how we can increase the percentage of customer-used features and get early and continuous customer involvement. She provides examples of common, problem scenarios based on her personal experience in software development projects. Although these examples illustrate a software development lifecycle, the techniques she describes can be used by anyone responsible for verifying and gathering requirements.
Laura Rose has been in the software and testing industry for over 20 years. She's worked with such companies as IBM, Ericsson, Staples, Fidelity Investments and Sogeti in various client advocacy and project management roles. The techniques she uses in her business coaching and client advocacy work saved these companies both time and money, which resulted in on-time, quality product delivery with higher client satisfaction. Laura now uses her client focus, project, quality and people management skills in her personal life coaching career. As a certified coach, she helps people integrate their goals and dreams into their everyday lives. Laura uses creative and practical tools to help her clients realize what really matters to them. They then follow-through with project and time management techniques to create the reality they really want.
Laura authors many articles and workshops on time management and strategic scheduling. She is also the founder of the electronic magazine the Rose Garden: the Art of Becoming. Laura offers one-on-one career and life coaching, small group coaching, seminars and workshops. You can learn more about her at www.rosecoaching.info and contact her at [email protected].
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