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Majority Rule in a Stochastic Model of Bargaining
In this paper we consider multilateral stochastic bargaining models with general agreement rules. For n-player games where in each period a player is randomly selected to allocate a stochastic level of surplus and q
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Client Blend Therapeutics Completes Successful Launch
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Foley Hoag LLP congratulates its client Blend Therapeutics on its successful launch.
Blend Therapeutics was founded by three leaders in the fields of nanomedicine and chemistry: Dr. Robert Langer and Dr. Stephen Lippard of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Dr. Omid Farokhzad of Harvard Medical School. The company is focused on combination medicines stemming from its proprietary Maestro™ platform, which is expected to target the underlying mechanisms of cancer and other complex diseases.
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'Chasing Hamburg' has been one of the most anticipated alternative releases of 2009, following the somewhat unexpected popularity of 'Sometimes Things Just Disappear.' This popularity is no doubt set to continue to rise and fill the band's packed touring schedule to the maximum.
The album fires out of the blocks with opener 'See the Wind' showcasing a straight up abrasive punk/rock sound. Instantly noticeable is the use of production compared with the band's previous efforts. This is not a particularly polished album, but then again, it isn't meant to be. The rough edge given to the music now piles onto the already gravelly vocals of Jimmy Stadt, giving every track an intensity required from a ten song album.
More melodic moments come in the shape of tracks such as 'Living Saints' and 'One Hit Back.' The latter revealing itself towards the conclusion of the album is a genius stroke, as it already sets you up wanting a repeat listen of the album. With a perfect dosage of pop injected, Polar Bear Club display more depth to their talents with their ability to draw in a wider audience.
'Drifting Thing' and 'Song to Persona' also alter the structure of the album with the former consisting primarily of vocals and a palm muted guitar, it acts as a sort of ballad, in a different way to the typical ballad. 'Song to Persona' slows the tempo down, and fully expands itself within the last thirty seconds, as the song builds to a well constructed, vocal driven outro.
The self-titled final track on the album suitably wraps up proceedings on a job well done. If you want a solid album consisting of no nonsense modern punk rock, then you should listen to 'Chasing Hamburg.' If you haven't listened to Polar Bear Club before, listening to 'Sometimes Things Just Disappear' would probably be advisable to get the full picture of where the band have been, where they are now and where they are headed. There is no doubt that they can have another big year with this album.


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OFW recruiters to Australia, New Zealand won't collect recruitment, placement fees
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MANILA - A recruitment association whose members deploy Filipino workers to Australia and New Zealand has warned the public to deal only with Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-licensed agencies and avoid consultancy offices.
The Australia and New Zealand Association of Employment Providers of the Philippines Inc. (ANZAEPP) has been receiving job inquiries after the POEA announced the policy of no recruitment and placement fee for jobs mostly in the New Zealand construction sector.
Earlier, OFWs were recruited to help rebuild the earthquake-devastated Christchurch area. But horror stories of overcharging of placement fees, charging of unauthorized fees like airfare and immigration services, deployment of unqualified workers, workplace abandonment and cross-employer transfers have surfaced. Overcharging ran as much as $13,000 per worker.
The placement fee issue has long been a challenge to ANZAEPP since its inception in April 2013 as it tries to balance the interest of all stakeholders: workers, employers and the private recruitment agencies. Its members have divergent views on how best to rationalize the collection or non-collection of recruitment and placement fees during the consultation process.
But when the POEA adopted the policy of no recruitment and placement fee, ANZAEPP supported it.
ANZAEPP articulated its support of POEA policy as contained in Memorandum Circular 9, series of 2014, with its stated mission "to become the industry's voice in promoting employment opportunities for Filipinos in Australia and New Zealand and to serve as conduit of the government in upholding the integrity of the market by promulgating policies that safeguard the interest of all stakeholders."
It resulted in lengthy deliberation on various issues affecting the New Zealand labor market, studies on New Zealand labor laws, consultation with POEA and key New Zealand officers, employers and OFWs already working in Christchurch.


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When it comes to country music, Ashley Monroe has a deep-seated fear — that she won't feel a damn thing. For the Tennessee-born singer, whose passion for traditional country is matched only by her gift for crisp, clever songwriting, music has to elicit a palpable response. Or else?
"It's just noise," she says. "Country music is so special to me, it scares me if I hear a song and I don't feel anything. It really throws me for a loop."
Monroe is convinced that country fans have a similar reaction and also seek something meaningful in their music. So when she sat down to write her new album The Blade, released on Warner Music Nashville, she committed herself to finding songs that would make both her and her audience cry, laugh, think and, metaphorically, bleed.
"Every track will cut you in a different way," Monroe says, nodding to the album's title.
Due July 24th, The Blade is the follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed Like a Rose, which included the sublime — and alternatingly bawdy and poignant — singles "Weed Instead of Roses," "You Got Me" and the title track. The album was named the top country record of that year by Billboard, Rolling Stone and The New York Times, and helped recognize Monroe as one of the genre's most respected talents. She's performed with artists ranging from the Raconteurs and Train to Wanda Jackson and Blake Shelton, and is an indispensable component of the acclaimed trad-country trio Pistol Annies.
With The Blade, Monroe views the album as Like a Rose's Chapter 2, but says she's a much more direct person than she was when writing that project.
"The first record is me. That's the roots, the base of me. And I had a good vision for that," she says, "but I've grown since that first record and I have an even more clear vision. I know what I want and it's ok to say what I want."
Produced by Vince Gill and Justin Niebank, who also oversaw Like a Rose, the new album features soulful lead single "On to Something Good," written with Barry Dean and Luke Laird. Driven by a Muscle Shoals backbeat, the song is Monroe at her most upbeat. Which surprises even her.
"It's hard for me to write up-tempo songs. I want to write a waltz all the time," she says. But "On to Something Good" provides her with a chance to groove and leave behind some of the angst of her formative years — her father died from cancer when she was 13 — that informed Like a Rose. "For many reasons in my life, I could have sat in sadness and let that overcome me. But you can't stay at the bottom forever, especially if you keep moving. I'm a better dancer when I don't look down."
Still, Monroe has not completely lightened up — and thank God, for that. Encompassing 13 tracks, The Blade explores all manners of lost love, failed dreams and harsh revelations. "There are some stone-cold country songs on here that are about as sad as you can get, and a little bit of darkness too," Monroe admits. The deceptively gorgeous ballad "Bombshell," for instance, is about ripping off life's proverbial Band-Aids.
"There's never a good time to tell somebody you don't love them anymore, or that you've been cheating, or for a kid to tell their parents that they're gay. There are a million different bombshells," she says of the song, "and it's never easy. Of course, then you have to deal with the outcome too. But first, you just have to make your mouth say the words."
The lyricist takes the opposite approach to airing things out in the open with the ominous "Buried Your Love Alive," a spooky shuffle that throws dirt on an old flame. Written with Matraca Berg and thumping along with a heartbeat-like groove, it digs at the idea of "a memory you can't kill" and how difficult it can be to suppress bad experiences. Especially in matters of the heart. "I love the concept of burying love, but having it still live inside you," Monroe says. "This song can really rattle you."
"The Weight of the Load," however, is all about reassurance — reassurance that you don't have to go through hard times by yourself. It's an uplifting message, elevated by Monroe's lilting vocal delivery and fine-tuned by Gill, who fleshed out the song almost five years ago. "I always have titles written down in my phone, and I showed that one to Vince. We started writing it and he helped me turn it into what it is," she says. "It's a comforting thing to hear, to know you're not alone."
But it's the title song, a remarkably fresh and clever look at a relationship gone bad, that stands as the centerpiece of the album. Written by Marc Beeson, Allen Shamblin and Jamie Floyd, it's the sole track that Monroe didn't have a hand in. Nonetheless, she makes "The Blade" her own with an aching, career-defining performance, lingering over the payoff line: "You caught it by the handle, and I caught it by the blade."
"I never heard heartbreak put like that before, but we've all been on the receiving end of it," she says of the song, which features friend and frequent touring partner Miranda Lambert on harmonies. Lambert also co-wrote the old-school "Good at Leavin'," just one of many ace songwriters Monroe collaborated with for the project. Chris Stapleton, Striking Matches' Justin Davis and Sarah Zimmermann, and power-pop singer-songwriter Brendon Benson also contributed tracks.
In the end, however, this is Monroe's show and her 13 songs make for one razor-sharp album. Whether she's lamenting her sinner status in "The Devil Don't Want Me," laughing off bad luck in "Winning Streak" or accepting the fact that, yes, it's ok to be happy in "On to Something Good," the worldly singer-songwriter isn't afraid to explore all facets of life.
As Monroe likes to say, "There are a lot of edges to The Blade."


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It came up in another thread where several posters did not know how to use the ANA tool so this might be useful to newer people. Gaining access to the ANA Tool is simple but you need to follow a few steps: 1) sign in 2) click to search ANA international award flight 3) search a route that ANA services 4) scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'search star alliance members' 5) enjoy your searching ANA currently limits searches to flights at least 7 days in advance. To get around this reverse your routing, even within this 7 day window, a return flight will show availability.
As a Premium Member of ANA...having 0 miles restricts...50 didn't cut it for me either (luckily 0 only stayed around for 2 weeks)
1000 miles did it for me. Btw, while the ANA tool doesn't show all the connection options, calling the LA call center wll give you all of them, as opposed to the Japan one. (Yes, I know that segment by segment it does work, but that can be cumbersome sometimes.)
I only had 100 or so miles in my ANA account when it started working without having to search for ANA flights.
I'm curious, why does anyone need to avoid the method in the OP? It took 20 seconds to put in an ANA route and then start the *A search once that button came up. I used it extensively in Jan to book award flights on multiple carriers. I'm just wondering if there is something negative about that which I am not aware.
I have been using Wandering Aramean's script + greasemonkey and it's even easier. But to your point, there is always concern that ANA could take away the work around(s). In which case miles would be the only way to satisfy entry. Until that point I'm happy with keeping my ANA account at 0.
I agree with you...it's not too difficult or time consuming to enter in a simple ANA route and then start the *A search button when it shows up on the results screen.
Indeed, they could. And when they do the scripts/workarounds will adapt or some other solution will arise. Nothing wrong with that approach, but saving those 20 seconds doesn't suck either.
The link to the script is now dead. Also, the UI has been changed on ANA's site to where I can't figure out easily how to do the workaround. I don't want to spend a bunch of time if it's common knowledge that you need points in your account.
I'll try to find some time to take a look at the script. In the meantime, searching for GMP-HND and then finding the link for *A searches at the bottom of the results page should still work just fine.
Does anybody know how to make the ANA tool accept originations in South America, specifically GIG? I have been unable to do that, although I have managed routings to GIG, I cannot get it to originate there. Both LH and US tell me that *A availability may differ based on point of origination as well as the actual flight. I have not encountered taht with OW or ST. Are they incorrect?
Thankfully I have 100 ANA miles in my account to never do the "search once, then search for *A" trick again I forgot how I got the free 100 ANA miles though.. AwardNexus, FliSea (both free) help out quite a lot too to avoid using the ANA tool
I just searched GIG-GRU and it worked just fine. Are you not seeing any results at all or are you not seeing any inventory?
Thanks for your reply. I see no option for south america at all, so I cannot originate from any airport in the region. If I select Japan I can go to GIG or GRU, but I cannot originate there. If it is working for you I must be making a fundamental mistake. The tool has always worked for me, but i've been originating in other continents.
I've never used the drop down lists to pick my airports on the site. I just type in the IATA codes in the boxes provided.
I try that but it rejects GIG and GRU. I wonder if this could be GEO coded in the tool by place of access. I shall try again using a US VPN or do it when I am in Europe or NA.


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Well, here it is. Its been about 3 years since I did an animation. This was alot of fun and made me realize how much I missed animating and Newgrounds. I put in 35 hours straight over these past 2 days to finish it. I blame college for slowing the process down. This movie is actually part of a bigger project that I have in mind, which is a movie that involves Pico fighting various enemies (from Newgrounds) to save Nene. He is in a Tower and must ascend all the way to the top to finish off the last enemy.
This is one of the floors which happens to feature some Madness characters. Unfortunately, I did not finish this in time for Madness day, but I will be submitting the full finish part in the coming weeks. This version is about a minute short of what the final movie will be. I worked really hard on this ( been up since Friday trying to finish it). Syncing an animation to music is a lot tougher than i remember. Enjoy what is here and look out for the completely finished project.
Note: Pico got the sword from the previous floor, Hanzo from Pico's School was the enemy. It also explains Pico's eye.
Also, there aren't any sfx because I synced the animation to the music. check it out. :)
The animation was very good, and I like the drawing style.
And for all of you who are voting 0 just because it isn't "Madness Style", you should read the Madness Day rules, it says you don't have to do a copy of Krinkels, they even thought it would be cool for someone to take their own style.
Nice timing with the music
You have a good style and rythm to your animation, but there's been no follow up.
This needs to be finished.
very well done.
Good overall but needs auido, good job keep up this level of work!


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Event Management, Vol. 15, pp. 215–232
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Residents' Support of Mega-Events: A Reexamination
Soyoung Boo,* Qijing Wang,† and Larry Yu*
*Department of Tourism and Hospital Management, School of Business, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
†Department of Event Management, School of Tourism Management, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
Residents' perception is a commonly employed measure of locals' support for mega-events. This present study suggests that more work is needed to explore residents' perceptions of mega-events, and it extends the model related to locals' support for mega-events, based on social exchange theory discussed in previous studies. This study proposes, and empirically validates, a theoretically structured approach to measure residents' support, as well as its antecedents and its consequences, for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games held in China. The results revealed that perceived preparedness is a significantly influential variable, but that perceived benefit is stronger in its effect. Our testing gives insight into a dynamic research approach to measure residents' support for mega-events.
Key words: Residents' perception; Perceived preparedness; Support for mega-events; The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Address correspondence to Soyoung Boo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Business, The George Washington University, Funger Hall, Suite 301s, 2201 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA. Tel: 202-994-6629; Fax: 202-994-1630; E-mail:
Event Management, Vol. 15, pp. 233–243
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Event Attendance Motivation and Place Attachment: An Exploratory Study of Young Residents in Adelaide, South Australia
Eliza J. Hixson, S. Vivienne S. Mccabe, and Graham Brown
School of Management, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
This study aims to explore the effect of attending events on young residents' place attachment levels. Events generate a wide range of social outcomes but it is not known whether they influence feelings towards the place where the event is held. After examining the motivations of event attendees, a survey of young residents in Adelaide, Australia found that there was no correlation between the events attended and place attachment. However, it was found that the motivations for event attendance did correlate with place identity. The other variable that was found to effect place identity was length of residence. The results indicate that these variables have a bearing on the effective bonds that develop between a person and a place, which in this case is the place of residence.
Key words: Event attendance; Place attachment; Young people; Motivations
Address correspondence to Eliza J. Hixson, School of Management, University of South Australia, Elton Mayo Building, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61 8 8302 7664; Fax: +61 8 8302 0512; E-mail:
Event Management, Vol. 15, pp. 245–266
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Relationship Between Corporate Image and Purchase Behavior: Moderating Effects of Personal Characteristics and Situational Factors
Jun Woo Kim,* Brian Crow,† and Yu Kyoum Kim*
*Department of Sport Management, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
†Department of Sport Management, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, USA
While previous research in the sponsorship context demonstrates a positive and direct relationship between corporate image and purchase intention, little empirical research considers moderator variables that fall within the realm of the corporate image and purchase behavior. Against this condition, the moderating impact of selected personal characteristics and situational factors on the corporate image-purchase behavior link was analyzed. As a result of the moderating tests, age, income, and awareness (i.e., consumers' ability to recall and recognize the event sponsors) are found to be important moderators of the corporate image–purchase behavior link. From a managerial perspective, showing the moderating role of demographics and awareness of sponsorship activities, this study offers sponsorship and event managers an effective way to deal with sponsorship selection decision.
Key words: Event sponsorship; Corporate image; Moderator effects
Address correspondence to Jun Woo Kim, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sport Management, Florida State University, Tully Gym B004, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. Fax: (850)-644-0975; E-mail:
Event Management, Vol. 15, pp. 267–277
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Event Attributes and the Structure of Satisfaction: A Case Study of Golf Spectators
Brian D. Krohn* and Sheila J. Backman†
*Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management, IU School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
†Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
A tourist or event attendee's satisfaction can be affected by the performance of a single attribute, especially if the experience is negative. In order to structure attributes in a way that is most beneficial to event or destination hosts, it is necessary to focus on those attributes that can be controlled and/or adjusted by the hosts. The purpose of this study was to examine multiple categorizations of attributes to determine which structure most closely represents the psychological representations present in the attendee's minds and which of these categories has the most influence on overall event satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to determine that the categorization of attributes by activity type was a best fit to the data. Activity type attribute categories of tournament specific, food/beverage, destination hospitality, transportation, and staff/information were revealed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to determine that tournament-specific attributes had the most influence on event satisfaction, followed by hospitality and staff/information attributes (standardized loadings of 0.371, 0.298, and 0.094, respectively). Results indicate that event-specific and hospitality attributes provide the most influence on satisfaction, but are not always in direct control of the event coordinator. Events should closely monitor attributes that are external to the event to ensure the highest level of spectator satisfaction.
Key words: Golf; Spectators; Satisfaction; Attributes
Address correspondence to Brian D. Krohn, Department of Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management, IU School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 901 West New York Street, Office 258A, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Tel: 317-274-7615; Fax: 317-278-2041; E-mail:
Event Management, Vol. 15, pp. 279–292
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Are Media Reports Representative of Host Community Support for Mega-Events? The Case of Sydney World Youth Day 2008
Mirrin Locke and Anne Zahra
Department of Tourism and Hospitality, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08) held during July was the fourth mega-event to be held in Sydney in the past decade. All mega-events, such as WYD08, attract considerable media attention in the lead up to, during, and after the event. In the lead up to WYD08, media reports, particularly those in the Australian written press, were predominately negative. These reports gave the impression that there was little, if any, support for holding the event among the residents of Sydney. Data were collected through a combination of document analysis and host community interviews, in the lead up to, during, and immediately following the event. The document analysis included two local Sydney newspapers and one national newspaper. The findings show that printed media reports were not an accurate reflection of community support. Given that media is believed to be not only influenced by public opinion, but also capable of influencing public opinion, why was there such disparity between media reports and other sources of evidence regarding community support for this event? There is a call for more research investigating if what is reflected in the media is a fair approximation of community response to events.
Key words: Mega-event; Media reporting; Media bias; Host community perceptions; Residents' support
Address correspondence to Mirrin Locke, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Waikato Management School, The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand. Tel: 64-7-838 4466, ext. 8244 or 64-21 952 331; Fax: 64-7-838 4331; E-mail:
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Assessing the Influences of Festival Quality and Satisfaction on Visitor Behavioral Intentions
Seon Mi Son* and Kyong Mo Lee†
*College of Hotel & Tourism, Chungwoon University, Chungnam, Korea
†College of Tourism Sciences, Kyonggi University, Konggi-do, Korea
It has been discussed in previous research that festival quality directly and positively affects behavioral intentions, whereas visitor satisfaction plays a mediating role between festival quality and behavioral intentions. The purpose of this study is to examine in greater detail the relationship between festival quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions in the context of both direct and indirect influence. Three hypotheses were proposed based on positive relationships among the variables. A total of 19 items were extracted, based on which a survey to measure the festival quality perceived by festival visitors was developed. Survey data were collected at a 3-day open-gate festival in Korea. Factor analysis was employed to condense the domains of festival quality, and regression analysis was conducted to verify the established hypotheses. Three festival quality factors of general features, comfort amenities, and socialization were identified. Accordingly, those factors were used to reveal the relationship among the variables. The results showed that the general features of festival quality most significantly affect satisfaction, recommendation, and revisit intention. This study provides some insights into the development of festival quality, and further explores the relationships between festival quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intention. And the implications of this research provide practitioners with particular attributes that can be managed to promote the success of a festival.
Key words: Festival quality; Visitor satisfaction; Behavioral intention
Address correspondence to Seon Mi Son, Ph.D., Lecturer, College of Hotel & Tourism, Majors of Tourism & Leisure Management, Chungwoon University, San29, Namjang-ri, Hongseong-eup, Hongseong-gun, Chungnam, Korea 350-701. Tel: 82-41-630-3207; Fax: 82-41-634-8700; E-mail:


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project 365 // days 105-113
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
105 : 365 Hunting for glass. About fifteen minutes after I took this it started to pour. I stayed despite getting soaked. I feel so lucky to live less than ten minutes away from so many great beaches.
106 : 365 Got the best patches in the mail! Thanks again Allison!
107 : 365 Did some accidental exploring (meaning I got lost and then just decided to roll with it and drive around) and ended up finding these bad boys which have been saved on my Roadside America app for such a long time as somewhere I'd like to check out. Then in the afternoon my main squeeze and I did some more exploring together.
108 : 365 Mickey came home from her three week trip bearing gifts.
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110 : 365 Man Man released their first album on vinyl for the first time ever on Record Store Day! Now if only I could snag a copy of Six Demon Bag on vinyl for a decent price...
111 : 365 Easter eggs.
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113 : 365 Recent obsession : pieces of glass (and other materials) found on the beach that have letters on them.
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that illustration is ADORABLE! i'm gonna have to check out this roadside app you speak of ;)
at this volumeDo you have a PO box, out of curiosity? I'd love to mail a little illustration I did also :)


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Dunno about you. But I find Johnny Mac BEAUTIFUL to watch. Those short, crazy groundstrokes, the contorted crane-like service motion. Deceptively beauty. And yet he managed to win some. It doesn't matter how good you are, to get an audience to watch you, your game has to be BEAUTIFUL. McEnroe Federer Sampras Borg Agassi EVEN Nadal All have BEAUTIFUL games. Any thoughts?
My list of players who I find most beautiful and captivating to watch in a loose order are: Federer/McEnroe *** Graf/Edberg Wilander Borg Rafter Henin Rios Rosewall - (Slight conundrum because I find his game utterly beautiful except for his serve which I find really unsightly.) Lendl Evert Sampras Gasquet Stich Mecir Also over the last couple of years there are times when I find Gulbis' game absolutely captivating. Also, I am keen to watch just about every single del Potro match from now on. I only find his style to be fairly pleasing to my eyes, but I don't have a freaking clue what is going to happen in his matches because of his mentality and hot streaks. I am absolutely compelled to watch matches he is involved in. Also, Andy Murray has an interesting sense of artistry and craftsmanship about him.
Obviously the old time players I will mention here are from videos I've seen. Bobby Riggs-I've seen some videos of this guy and I think the guy was so smooth and had perfect strokes. Pancho Gonzalez-Great touch and power. Ken Rosewall-Perfect form and movement. Plus his lob and touch were beautiful to watch. Rod Laver-In watching this man play, when he hit some of hot streaks it seemed like he thought the only way he could win a point was to hit the lines. Beautiful movement, balance and power. He could hit shots no one could think of. Bjorn Borg-At his best his movement was so great you thought that it's impossible for someone to have so much range. His strokes are great to watch and he just seemed to have an aura about him when you saw him play in person. Jimmy Connors-I know no one has mentioned him but I love the way he hits the ball so purely. His movement is excellent and in a way I enjoy it more that he usually spins the ball in on his serve so we can see his great groundies. John McEnroe-He's hard to appreciate the first time you see him because he seems to do everything wrong. However after a while you grow to appreciate his genius on the court. You enjoy his angles, spins, on the rise shots and drops shots and touch. His movement, while perhaps not on the level of a Rosewall is excellent. Ivan Lendl-Great ball striker with a beautiful serve. I appreciate the great groundies. Pete Sampras-Maybe the last of his breed, the great serve and volleyer. Wonderful service motion and great movement. His running forehand is like the Mona Lisa. (Maybe a bit of an exaggeration. ) Mecir-The man had it all. He covered so much ground and so smoothly. He changed pace and hit angles that defied the laws of nature. Beautiful touch, he could volley and I loved the way he could change the angles on his groundstrokes. Of course current players like Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray are fun to watch. One player I don't enjoy watching is Roddick. I appreciate him but hate his movement and strokes. Davydenko is fun to watch too as well as Nalbanian. Now that I think of it I enjoy watching Nalbanian in top form more than anyone currently.
Ah yes, a flowing Nalbandian is a pretty awesome sight, especially that backhand. You should feel free to add a little paragraph of description for him as you have done for the former pros, no?
Not much to say about Nalbanian that you don't know already. The man just has beautiful groundies and a backhand that some would give up a spare organ for. I should mention some of my favorite female players. Evonne Goolagong-Miss Sunshine is so elegant in her movement. Beautiful backhand and a terrific volleyer. Great touch. She could hit some insane angles on her groundies and volleys. Chris Evert-Like her former fiancee Jimmy Connors, just a beautiful striker of the ball. Maybe the best drop shot of any female player I've seen with a superb lob. Her backhand is perhaps the greatest ever. Hana Mandlikova-Ridiculously erratic and fun to watch. At her best during the Navaratilova era she was the one who dictated the flow of the match, even against the great Navratilova. She had a pretty backhand and she was capable of running in on a great serves like Navratilova's and taking the serve on the rise for winners. It was so laughable at times that a player of the all time level of Navratilova's can be made to look so helpless against a player. Navratilova would have this look of despair when Mandlikova was on her game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbDeM2vwRDE She had a great volley (when on), great power, speed and with Serena Williams, perhaps the best female player I've seen when on her game. I think she knew when she was on her game, no one could stop her, including Navratilova. Steffi Graf-Everyone knows her. Maybe the fastest female player I've seen and her forehand is the greatest single groundstroke I've seen in Women's tennis. Love to see her hit that forehand. Henin-I like her because she is so versatile and her backhand is a beautiful flowing stroke. Beautiful strokes in general with excellent movement and great defensive skill, which I enjoy. Clijsters-Her movement is so great and I'm always amused when she does the splits to reach what seems like an unreachable shot. I like her strokes. Serena Williams-Great service motion and it amazes me how well she can defend. Everyone talks about her great attacking skills but I enjoy it more when she reaches seeming winners by her opponents, gets them back and wins the point. So great under pressure in major tournaments.
I think almost every player's game has some form of beauty to it. Federer's is a very graceful, flowing one. Nadal's is a more intense, feverish (as is Agassi's, IMO). There are many, many kinds of beauty.
Unfortunately. Well Mecir did win the Olympics and the WCT championship. If he was healthy I think he would have had great results.
In addition to those mentioned some of the players I enjoy(ed) watching are Stefan Edberg Martina Hingis Rod Laver Believe it or not I get a kick out of watching Frank Dancevic - kind of like a "Federer-lite". He's got a fun game to watch and is a pretty good shotmaker, just not very disciplined in his play...lol
HAHAAAA... yes I get a kick out of Dancevic as well. I used to call him the 'Little Federer'. ... Remember that match he had against Nadal at the 2007 Canada Masters event? *laughing* He played one of the best return games of the year to break one time. Thanks for reminding me of Frank.
I agree with the part above in bold. But I guess, therefore, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder--because I don't consider those groundstrokes beautiful. I consider them short and crazy.
Ah, the strokes may be short and crazy but the results were beautiful. But I know what you mean. The first few times I saw McEnroe I thought to myself, how can anyone win with these awful looking strokes?! A buddy of mine asked me how he could win like that. But he of course fooled me and my friend, he won a lot with those strokes and he's lasted a long time. You know, it might be an interesting topic, to discuss ugly looking strokes that are effective or great players with some ugly strokes like Edberg's forehand.
Yes the old timers are "beautiful" in a Salvador Dali kind of way. Wacky doo. i remember watching Borgs service motion in slow motion a few years back. Funky man. funky. Funk. Laver and Fed are more along the lines of a Picasso or Rembrandt.
Edberg belongs at/near the top of the list. His mechanics, his forward movement, the way he constructed points, his volleys, his backhand, all up there with the best. Also, people always talk about how Fed's longevity can be attributed to his on-court grace. IIRC, Edberg is still playing, and I doubt there's a single man his age (44) who can beat him. If that's not longevity, I don't know what is.
Players I loved to watch, most have already been mentioned. Loved to watch how these folks constructed points. In other words I loved watching their minds at work. Laver, Connors McEnroe, Mecir, Federer, Evert, Hingis ,King Loved watching these folks stroke the ball, Laver, Edberg, Mandlikova, Hingis, Federer, Sabatini, Henin, Agassi Loved watching these folks move, Mcenroe, Edberg, borg Mecir, Chang, Navratilova, Clisters, Graf, Venus Williams,
Disagree, you can have a beautiful, fiery personality that can attract fans. I wouldn't consider Agassi and Nadal to have beautiful games. Borg you could make a case for because he moonballed on clay which is very hard to watch.
Agassi game was beautiful to me. Not his movement but the power and precision and the sound of his ground strokes
Effective, yes. But McEnroe's game beautiful? Not even close. Give me Laver and Federer (just perfect in every sense), Henri Leconte (so fluid), Nalbandian (lovely in his simplicity), Hingis (in her astute use of the court), Graf (so athletic and precise), or, the one most would argue, Muster - for the beauty of brute, blunt ferocity. Aspects of Edberg's game were aesthetically wonderful as well, and he moved so well, but that forehand...ugh. Borg's movement and implacability was a delight. But McEnroe? Nope.


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Question: Scenario 1:You get an offer in 2 years by Boeing as a Software Developer. Scenario 2: You get an offer in 2 years by Google as a Software Developer. Both: pay the same amount of money are in the same city are equal distance from your house Which job do you take and why? © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements2
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements3 4.1 Domain Analysis The process by which a software engineer learns about the domain to better understand the problem: The domain is the general field of business or technology in which the clients will use the software A domain expert is a person who has a deep knowledge of the domain Benefits of performing domain analysis: Faster development Better system Anticipation of extensions
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements4 4.2 The Starting Point for Software Projects green field project Be careful with cases B and D, why? Customer may not have done a good job (e.g. proposing a system that is too large or does not address a clear problem)
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements5 4.3 Defining the Problem and the Scope A problem can be expressed as: A difficulty the users or customers are facing, Or as an opportunity that will result in some benefit such as improved productivity or sales. The solution to the problem normally will entail developing software A good problem statement is short and succinct
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements6 Defining the Scope Narrow the scope by defining a more precise problem List all the things you might imagine the system doing —Exclude some of these things if too broad —Determine high-level goals if too narrow Example: A university registration system
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements7 4.4 What is a Requirement Requirement: A statement about the proposed system that all stakeholders agree must be made true in order for the customer's problem to be adequately solved. Short and concise piece of information Says something about the system All the stakeholders have agreed that it is valid It helps solve the customer's problem Describes either: An aspect of the what the proposed system must do A constraint on the system A collection of requirements is a requirements document.
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements8 4.5 Types of Requirements Functional requirements Describe what the system should do Non-functional requirements Constraints that must be adhered to during development Question: A Functional Requirement for cs2212 project might be: First Name must be 1-20 characters. Can you figure out what might be a Non-Functional Requirement that I have given you for your cs2212 project?
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements9 Functional requirements What inputs the system should accept What outputs the system should produce What data the system should store that other systems might use What computations the system should perform The timing and synchronization of the above
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements10 Non-functional requirements All must be verifiable Three main types (Quality Q) 1. Categories reflecting: usability, efficiency, reliability, maintainability and reusability —Response time —Throughput —Resource usage —Reliability —Availability —Recovery from failure —Allowances for maintainability and enhancement —Allowances for reusability
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements11 Non-functional requirements 2. Categories constraining the environment and technology of the system. (Platform PL) —Platform —Technology to be used 3. Categories constraining the project plan and development methods (Process PR) —Development process (methodology) to be used —Cost and delivery date -Often put in contract or project plan instead
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements12 Question Classify the following requirement statements into F for functional, Q for quality, PL for platform, PR for process and X for should not be a requirement: a)If the alarm system is ringing, then the elevator doors will proceed to the ground floor, open doors and suspend further operations b)The student information system will provide output from all commands within one second c)The system will use an array to hold the invoices d)The java.util.Date class should be used to handle dates e)The system must run under Linux and Windows f)The system must be done by September 2008 g)The system should be able to be expanded in the second release to handle new file formats for graphics h)All phone extensions must start with an 8 a)F b)Q c)X d)X e)PL f)PR g)Q h)F
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements13 4.6 Use-Cases describing how the user will use the system A use case is a typical sequence of actions that a user performs in order to complete a given task The objective of use case analysis is to model the system … from the point of view of how users interact with this system … when trying to achieve their objectives. A use case model consists of —a set of use cases —an optional description or diagram indicating how they are related
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements14 Use cases In general, a use case should cover the full sequence of steps from the beginning of a task until the end. A use case should describe the user's interaction with the system... —not the computations the system performs. A use case should be written so as to be as independent as possible from any particular user interface design. A use case should only include actions in which the actor interacts with the computer.
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams15 UML Use Case Diagram What Are Your Users Goals? Use case diagrams are a simple UML notation to illustrate the goals of your users Use cases Are created in the early stages of the project Are an effective means of communicating with your end users Allow you to model what happens in an existing system or what the user can do in a new system Can be used as the basis for picking test cases during the testing of the system. A use case represents a sequence of actions (or goal) to be performed by the system and the users/actors who interacts with that use case
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams16 Simple Example Suppose a gambler is playing a dice game where if he/she roll 2 dice and the values of the dice add up to 7 he/she wins, otherwise he/she loses. Sample Use Case Diagram: Roll A Die Gambler
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams17 Terminology Use Case: a goal to be accomplished, a sequence of activities that achieve that goal Normally a verb followed by a noun, for example: Process Sale Add Customer E.g. Bad Use Case: Log In (the goal is not really to log in!) E.g. Good Use Case: Authentic User Notation: Process Sale
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams18 Terminology Actor: people/systems that interact with use cases Human Actors: Clients, Customers, Employees —Pick clear names such as Hotel Desk Clerk, Librarian, Head Librarian. —Don't pick names based just on job titles: for example if the clerk, the secretary and the receptionist all do the same operations on the telephone answering system you are writing, pick one name for all 3, not 3 different actor names,e.g. phone operator —Notation: Gambler
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams19 –Non-Human Actors: External systems that communicate with the system being designed e.g. Credit Card Authorization, Web Server Ignore internal components, only model external other systems as actors, not internal parts of your system. For example, your internal database should NOT be an actor. Notation: Or > Credit Card Authorization System
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams20 Suggestions for Designing Use Cases Choose a good name e.g. Add Appointment rather than Make Time Show a complete and completable behaviour e.g. Add Appointment rather than Add Appointment Location e.g. Add Appointment rather than Adding Appointment Show inverse use cases if applicable e.g. Add Appointment AND Delete Appointment Limit a use case to ONE behaviour e.g. Add Appointment, Update Appointment AND Delete Appointment rather than Manage Appointments Write the use case from the actors point of view e.g. Sell Stock rather than Delete Stock
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements21 Use case diagrams
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams22 Use Case Example Design the use case diagram for the following situation: Suppose we are re-designing a system for BustBlocker Video Stores. Currently, a customer picks a video off a shelf and brings it to the clerk. The clerk logs in once in the morning and during the rest of the day must check out the video to a customer or check in videos that are returned by customers. The clerk or the store manager must also be able to add new copies of movies and delete copies of movies. When a customer pays for a video, the clerk will use the check credit card system to check the user's credit card. The clerk and the store manager must be able to add and delete and update customer information. Customers want to have a printed list of the movies they have rented within a given time frame, the clerk must print this list.
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams23 Video Use Case Diagram 1
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams24 Video Use Case Diagram 2 How would your diagram change if you were going to allow customers to do self check out and self check in of movies and print their own list.
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements25 Inclusions (Called Uses In MS Visio) Allow one to express commonality between several different use cases. Are included in other use cases —Even very different use cases can share sequence of actions. —Enable you to avoid repeating details in multiple use cases. Represent the performing of a lower-level task with a lower-level goal.
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams26 Use Cases that can be reused > Try to factor out common behaviour from 2 or more use cases, a subscenario of a use case Example: Event Organizer Guest Book RoomBook Hall Guarantee Reservation >
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams27 Advantages Helps to avoid documenting the same information in more than 1 detailed use case Helps identify common functionality for later coding decisions Disadvantages Might cause UML designers to start looking to early for common functionality rather than just identifying the use cases. Not as easy to read for non-UML users so it may make diagrams more confusing for users
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams28 Identifying Different Scenarios > If a use case has a complex or unusual scenario, you might want to make it a separate use case If there is some point where the behaviour diverges, you might want to make this a separate use case
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams29 Example Note: the arrow goes from the more exceptional case to the normal case Customer Rent Video Rental Refused > Overdue videos still on loan
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements30 Extensions Used to make optional interactions explicit or to handle exceptional cases. By creating separate use case extensions, the description of the basic use case remains simple. A use case extension must list all the steps from the beginning of the use case to the end. —Including the handling of the unusual situation.
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements31 Generalizations Much like superclasses in a class diagram. A generalized use case represents several similar use cases. One or more specializations provides details of the similar use cases.
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements32 Example of generalization, extension and inclusion
> vs. > > use when one use case one cannot live without the other use case. The use case must include another use case. The one use case can NOT be completed without the other use case. —For example when you create an order you always must verify name. NOTE: used to be called > > use when one use case can live without the other in some instances. The use case will extend to another use case to do some stuff occasionally but not always. —For example, you can create an order but if the order is for a new customer you may have to do additional check which you do not have to do for existing customers. In that case you can have an extend use case. © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements33
Another Example © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements34 Bold Text Select Text Print Word Document Print Preview Word Document > QUESTION: Often, in the project, you will be required to DELETE something and LIST all the somethings. How does the > apply in this scenario (for example deleting a file and listing all the files)?
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams35 Other Things to Remember At this early point in requirements analysis, DO NOT attempt to design screens for your use cases, just identify them. i.e. don't worry about how the use cases work, just worry about what the use cases are. Match the actors name to how he/she interacts with the system, not to his/her job title Use cases should be easy for your users to understand, again remember they tell what the user must accomplish NOT how to accomplish it!
UWO Computer Science Department36 Case Study Design a Use Case Diagram for the following requirements: A camping reservation system for multiple campgrounds. Each campground has a manager and rangers. Managers and rangers can enter information such as campsite info, and which sites are useable and which sites are undergoing repair/regrowth. Campers can use the system to select and reserve camping locations. Identify the actors Identify the use cases Look for any include use cases Look for any extend use cases Which use case might you want to expand to a DETAILED USE CASE?
UWO Computer Science Department37 Your Answer Add Site List Sites > Search sites Book site Cancel booking Modify Site Delete Site > Modify booking Ranger Camper > Check Availability
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements38 The modeling processes: Choosing use cases on which to focus Often one use case (or a very small number) can be identified as central to the system —The entire system can be built around this particular use case There are other reasons for focusing on particular use cases: —Some use cases will represent a high risk because for some reason their implementation is problematic —Some use cases will have high political or commercial value Create a detailed use case for the central use cases
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams39 The "Guts" of Use Cases –We can now supply the details of a use case 1.Define use cases (as done above) 2.Give a simple sentence to explain each use case 3.Give a detailed narration of what the use case does, in paragraph form 4.Describe the main course scenario (main success scenario, main flow) 5.Set pre and post conditions 6.Identify, then describe alternate scenarios with post and pre conditions 7.List any additional requirements that must be met –The users should be allowed to review the narrative to see if it clearly reflects the goal the user is trying to accomplish
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams40 Example 1. Use Case Name: Check out video 2. Description: This use case allows the actor, clerk, to rent out a video to a particular customer 3. Narrative: This use case starts with the clerk entering in the video id number of the video to be rented. The system displays the video title and how many copies are available. If no copies are available, the action is cancelled. If there is at least one copy available, the system prompts for customer's id number. If the name displayed matches the customer name the system prompts for the payment information. The clerk enters in the customers credit card number which is authorized by the credit card authorization system, if the card is not valid, the customer is asked if he/she wishes to pay with cash, if he/she says no, the action is cancelled. Otherwise the system displays the return date for the video and gives a confirmation message that the video was rented. Review this narrative with your users before continuing!
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams41 4.Main Course: Actor: ClerkSystemActor: Credit Card Authorization System 1. The clerk enters the video id number of the movie to be rented. 3. The clerk enters the customer id number 5. The clerk enters the customers credit card number 8.The clerk confirms the checking out of the movie 2. The system displays the name of the movie and the number of copies available 4. The system displays the customers name. 6. The system sends the card number to the credit card authorization system and waits for confirmation 9. The system displays that the video was rented and displays the return date 7. Reports card is accepted.
UWO Computer Science Use Case Diagrams42 5.Pre Condition: At least one copy of the movie to be rented is available. Post Condition: The video copy is rented to the customer 6.Alternate Course 1: There are no copies of movie available Pre Condition: At Step 1 of main course, the actor enters a movie where all the copies have been rented Post Condition: Video is not rented to the customer 7.Other Design Considerations: 1.If 2 or more clerks try to rent the same copy at the same time, the system should allow only one of them to rent it Actor: ClerkSystem 1.The clerk enters the video id number of the movie to be rented. 3. The clerk cancels the check out operation 2. The system displays the name of the movie and that there are ZERO copies available
Another Example of a Detailed Use Case © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements43 Example from http://breathingtech.com/2009/writing- use-cases-for-agile-scrum-projects/http://breathingtech.com/2009/writing- use-cases-for-agile-scrum-projects/
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements44 The benefits of basing software development on use cases They can help to define the scope of the system They are often used to plan the development process They are used to both develop and validate the requirements They can form the basis for the definition of testcases They can be used to structure user manuals
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements45 Problems with Use Cases Try to describe a use case for adjusting the wake-up time of an alarm clock. If you were writing this use case, what is the problem that would likely occur? HINT: almost everyone has an alarm clock, what does this imply about how YOU would design it? You would probably describe the way your own clock does it, rather than thinking of a more efficient and/or innovative way to do it! http://www.casecomplete.com/Video/Default.aspx?a=1
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements46 Use cases must not be seen as a panacea The use cases themselves must be validated —Using the requirements validation methods. There are some aspects of software that are not covered by use case analysis. Innovative solutions may not be considered.
User Stories There are problems with drawing a Use Case Diagram based on the initial requirements that were given you. Can you guess what some of the problems are? The initial requirements might be wrong OR incomplete OR change during the project. I.e. the user changes his/her mind or thinks up new features. Called: Scope Creep So….. How can we keep our requirements "Agile"? Chapter 4: Developing requirements47
User Stories Who should write the features? The business side or the developer side? Any thoughts? © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements48 Business SideDevelopment Side Pros knows exactly what is needed can roughly gage how long it will take to write the code Cons doesn't really understand (or care) how long it takes to develop a feature isn't sure the developer really understood what was wanted/needed starts thinking about HOW to do it rather than what needs to be done and starts using technical jargon doesn't get at chance to listen to figure out what is really needed
User Stories Business Person might write the feature: Manage appointment Developer might write the feature: Use date/time field for storing appointment start time What is the solution then? WHO should write the feature list? BOTH the business people and the developers MUST be involved with writing of requirements! © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements49
User Stories User Story: describes functionality valuable to a user/customer. (should be able to fit on a recipe card) Format should be: As a, I want so that. Examples: As a customer I want to see the most popular blu-ray discs sold so that I can order one or many of them As a customer I want to sort the most sold blu-rays by price so that I can see the expensive ones first. Good site with tips on User Stories: © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements50
User Stories Decide if these stories are good user stories or bad ones: A.As a user I can add a new appointment B.As a user I can set the time of a new appointment C.The system will run on Unix and Linux D.As a scheduler, I want to add an appointment to a calendar so that I can keep track of my schedule E.While building the scheduling system we will use a Gantt chart to monitor the programmers progress F.The GUI needs to be built © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements51
User Stories Notice that "as the user I can add a new appointment" is a bit vague. Need to have a conversation with the business people to see is need to make a complete appointment. The user story is a reminder to have the conversation, we can discuss the details with the user when they become important ("just in time" requirements analysis) © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements52
User Stories Usually ONE user story should fit on a recipe card. If it takes up more space, then it should be broken down. Put the test cases on the back of the card. © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements53
User Stories – more detailed example © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements54
User Stories – Top 3 mistakes Too formal / too much detail. Product owners with good intentions often try to write extremely detailed user stories. If a team sees a story at iteration planning that looks like an IEEE requirements document, they'll often assume that all the details are there and they'll skip the detailed conversation. Technical tasks masquerading as stories. A lot of the power of Agile comes from having a working increment of software at the end of each iteration. If your stories are really just technical tasks, you often don't end up with working software at the end of each iteration, and you lose flexibility in prioritization.increment Skipping the conversation. Stories are intentionally vague before iteration planning. If you skip the acceptance criteria conversation, you'll risk moving in the wrong direction, missing edge cases or overlooking customer needs.risk From this site: https://help.rallydev.com/writing-great-user-storyhttps://help.rallydev.com/writing-great-user-story © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements55
User Stories: Estimation Who decides how long it takes to complete a user story? Developer or Business Person? DEVELOPER! Each story is assigned an estimate in story points Describes the amount of work, NOT a length of time! © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements56 How long would it take you to shovel the big pile of this snow on the left? How long would it take you to show the little pile compared to the big pile on the right?
User Stories Computer Scientists are excellent at telling which feature would take the longest and which would take the shortest amount of time, but they are very bad at estimating the EXACT amount of time in hours or days. Thus we give User Stories points, an estimate of the amount of work BUT not the amount of time. e.g. An admin must be able to add a new customer might be 1 story point but An admin must be able to search for a customer might be 2 story points. Note: only features get points, not bug fixes or chore © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements57
User Stories: Iteration: a group of features that are FULLY implemented, usable code for some subset of the application. An iteration might be 1 week or 2 weeks, it depends. Velocity: Developers estimate in story points how long it will take to complete an iteration. Business people sort stories by priority, highest go into first group, next highest go into second group, etc. Each group is an iteration © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements58
User Stories Developers might have a higher priority for something because it is required to implement another feature BUT the customer/business person must have final say. Try to avoid having one story depend on another story if possible. Good User Stories INVEST © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements59 I ndependent N egotiable V aluable E stimable S mall T estable
User Stories – Pivotal Tracker Goal is to have a fully usable application at the end of each iteration. Create a public project on www.pivotaltracker.comwww.pivotaltracker.com Your task is to: 1. Enter stories for every feature in the application 2. Add acceptance tests to the Description field of each story (so that they know when the story is complete -- this would normally go on the back of a story card) 3. Assign each story to a group member 4. Estimate the length of each story in "story points" © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements60
User Stories Watch this: http://vimeo.com/28217621http://vimeo.com/28217621 Then this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTYcHg51sWY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTYcHg51sWY © Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements61
© Lethbridge/Laganière 2005 Chapter 4: Developing requirements62 4.13 Difficulties and Risks in Domain and Requirements Analysis Lack of understanding of the domain or the real problem —Do domain analysis and prototyping Requirements change rapidly —Perform incremental development, build flexibility into the design, do regular reviews Attempting to do too much —Document the problem boundaries at an early stage, carefully estimate the time It may be hard to reconcile conflicting sets of requirements —Brainstorming, JAD sessions, competing prototypes It is hard to state requirements precisely —Break requirements down into simple sentences and review them carefully, look for potential ambiguity, make early prototypes
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