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Feb 11 2002
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Why is it so hard to understand that product specs should be challenged before the end of the development process?
"I'm trying to use your hammer like a screwdriver and it isn't working."
"Good"
"We really need it to work as a screwdriver."
"Good"
"Are you going to make it work as a screwdriver?"
"If you wanted a screwdriver, you should have asked for one 2 months ago when I said ‘Now, what exactly do you need?’ Instead you shook your head excitedly when I offered you a hammer and continued to smile when I explained the various limitations of hammers."
"Well, what am I going to use for a screwdriver?"
"Don't know, your sharp foresight, maybe?"
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