Framing the Problem
Presented at NDC 2011 in Oslo (9th June 2011) Video available via http://www.softdevtube.com/2011/11/01/framing-the-problem/ The focus of software development and technology tends to be very solution–centric, often at the expense or in the absence of a proper understanding of what problem is to be solved. Without necessarily intending to, developers, architects and other technical roles often try to force the problem domain into code–based thinking. Business analyst says number, developer hears int, double or decimal. Customer says stock data, architect hears database. The problem domain and motivation are often abstracted away altogether or too early in the technical solution process. This session takes a look at ways of characterising system types and organising problems, so that problem domains are understood on their own terms. In addition to classic analysis techniques, problem frames are examined as a tool for structuring the phenomena that technical solutions need to express.
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