“If a project has not achieved a system architecture, including its rationale, the project should not proceed to full-scale system development. Specifying the architecture as a deliverable enables its use throughout the development and maintenance process.”

Agile methods derive much of their agility by relying on the tacit knowledge embodied in the team, rather than writing the knowleadge down in plans.

Stop the life cycle-I want to get off!

Software engineering economics.

Poor management can increase software costs more rapidly than any other factor.

Poor management can increase software costs more rapidly than any other factor. Particularly on large projects, each of the following mismanagement actions has often been responsible for doubling software development costs.

About 90 percent of the downtime comes from, at most, 10 percent of the defects.

Negotiation builds a team as well as a set of requirements.

I see the friends I made over the years who have become family today, people I became acquainted with who have achieved so much in their lives. They taught me something with each meeting.

We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.

The American mass media have achieved what American political might could not: World domination.

If left to their own devices a child will achieve.

As expected life isn’t that sweet at all. When I came to Tokyo I thought I could achieve anything with my own two hands. It’s not like that.

I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom

Sports can unite a group of people from different backgrounds, all working together to achieve a common goal.

We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.