I’m a big fan of the graphic, so I’m
obviously biased, but I do see the concern what I start thinking about it too
much. It’s that pesky physics always intruding on our mental models! ;)
Anyway, if the notion is simply to make
the gears more physically accurate, then I think they need teeth that are
spaced properly. The Work Items gear, for example, could have only one tooth,
so that each completed work item advances the iteration by one “increment”
toward completion of a shippable Build.
I DO like the “elongated tooth”
on the Iteration gear. Now if we could just get it to make sense. I think it’s
just a matter of visual spacing. There must be an engineer who can help us
poor software people out. J
Thanks,
From:
epf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:epf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben Williams
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
7:15 AM
To:
Subject: [epf-dev] OpenUP Summary
Graphic
Hi
all
We have been speaking with various
customers about EPF and OpenUP.
We have received feedback that the main
OpenUP graphic (the cogs) is distracting because:
- it uses a mechanical metaphor to
illustrate an integrated process, yet the mechanics do not mesh
- there is no way that the two cogs could
actually mesh
- the elongated tooth on the iteration cog
is odd
- these issues distract from the
conceptual message being conveyed
I have attached a modified version - this
is just an example of how the deficiencies in the graphic could be addressed -
the graphic should be corrected properly by someone with better photoshop
skills :)
Thoughts?
Ben
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