... Why can't it be like 'Dr. Jones enters a service for Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith's account balance is less than $10 dollars, so his balance is automatically ...
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Adam Sroka
adamjaph
Jan 4, 2007 10:41 pm
There is still a customer. In your example the customer is someone in "accounting" who wants clinical services that charge less than $10 to be written off....
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 4, 2007 11:18 pm
... Well, from a "what helps me / my team" perspective, I suppose it doesn't provide me (or my team) much value in and of itself. I'm not really concerned...
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 4, 2007 11:21 pm
... This seems plausible (although the event is actually the recalc of the patient's balance rather than the "posting [of] payments"). Anyone see downsides to...
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 4, 2007 11:32 pm
... This is helpful advice. Might you be able to give an example based on the scenario I painted? ... I don't really find the template useful either - thus...
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 4, 2007 11:37 pm
... Hmm, makes sense that my conscious is trying to take me there then . I've read both of Mike's books (and talked to him in Minneapolis this summer). ... I...
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 4, 2007 11:43 pm
... Again, I suppose this is plausible as well. To the group, same question, any downsides? I do have to note though, in actuality it's not likely the "$10"...
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 4, 2007 11:45 pm
BTW...thanks everyone for the feedback! Was it bad etiquette for me to respond to everyone individually? If so, what would have been more appropriate?...
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Victor
vmgoldberg2
Jan 4, 2007 11:56 pm
This might be a good example of the need to communicate with the customer (possibly accounting). Is it the goal to eliminate the debt when it reaches under 10...
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Adam Sroka
adamjaph
Jan 5, 2007 12:12 am
... Based on your original message, I wrote in my first response the following words, "clinical services that charge less than $10 [are] to be written off". In...
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Mike Bria
bria526
Jan 5, 2007 12:54 am
Actually, this is just a toy example I made up for purposes of discussion (my system already does all these things). That said, let's say the goal is to...
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Adam Sroka
adamjaph
Jan 5, 2007 1:11 am
... The below is a bit pedantic and you may already know it, but it may still be of use to you or to someone else on this list. The assumption in XP - in all...
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Phlip
phlipcpp
Jan 5, 2007 5:38 am
... Under Rails, you change a source file [pass your tests, and] re-hit a page. Your change is just there, without the incredible overhead of bouncing the ...
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Steven Gordon
sfman2k
Jan 5, 2007 8:18 am
... There is a something quite important beyond just negotiating with the customer what exactly they think they would accept. It is important to drive to a...
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Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
Jan 5, 2007 12:27 pm
Shooting for Shibumi Ron Jeffries 01/04/2007 Much less effort, a step toward perfection. And perhaps we know why ... ...
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Greg Akins
angrygreg
Jan 5, 2007 1:06 pm
Since there are many people on this list who have presented at conferences before, I'm hoping I can get some advice. I'm hoping to submit a presentation for...
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Victor
vmgoldberg2
Jan 5, 2007 2:29 pm
... Sorry, but I'll focus on something different. The presentation itself, assuming you get there. 1. Be aware of the time constraints. 2., 3., 4., and 5....
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Michael Feathers
mfeathers256
Jan 5, 2007 3:04 pm
... Think like an audience. Ask yourself why you should care about the topic, why you would be tempted to go. Does the topic connect with a problem that you...
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dnicolet99
Jan 5, 2007 3:18 pm
... Why not start by writing tests that reflect what you actually need, then? This doesn't sound like a tool-related problem. ... Name any language or product...
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Phlip
phlipcpp
Jan 5, 2007 3:54 pm
... Because we aren't writing green-field code. We often have to write tests that make assumptions about contexts that are not under our control (or fresh in...
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Chris Gardner
chris_gardner76
Jan 5, 2007 4:08 pm
Rachel Davies warned of the consequences of using this template: "But before the exercise a word of caution, this format can lead people to focus more on end...
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Steven Gordon
sfman2k
Jan 5, 2007 4:51 pm
... I consider it a significant benefit to look beyond the narrow interests of the direct customer. Systems that do not focus on the interests of the end users...
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Joseph Little
jhlittle1
Jan 5, 2007 5:04 pm
Michael Feathers will talk with us on the following subject... 'Coaching Software Development Teams: Notes from the Trenches' When we first get into software...
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dnicolet99
Jan 5, 2007 5:14 pm
... '/wiki/display_iframe?ypath=%2F%2Ftest_uncle_wiggly&page_name=WikiTestPage', ... That scenario sounds pretty normal to me. I think Brian Marick would call...
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Greg Akins
angrygreg
Jan 5, 2007 5:24 pm
Thanks I'm mostly worried about the submittal, rather than the presentation, because I've done a fair number of presentations - both to customers and local...
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Phlip
phlipcpp
Jan 5, 2007 7:38 pm
... Then that is the problem. ... At the macro scale, I predict that my team will have these 7 user stories done by Monday. At the micro scale, I change a test...
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dnicolet99
Jan 5, 2007 8:28 pm
... What...that you misspelled "ideal" or that I misspelled "goal"? It's good to aim for an ideal. It's also good to be pragmatic. ... I don't think it's about...
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dnicolet99
Jan 5, 2007 8:55 pm
... '/wiki/display_iframe?ypath=%2F%2Ftest_uncle_wiggly&page_name=WikiTestPage', ... On reflection, I have an additional comment about this example. Is the...
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Adam Sroka
adamjaph
Jan 5, 2007 8:59 pm
... I agree... partly. This is what I was alluding to when I talked about the case where the customer is not a user but benefits directly from the use of the...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Jan 5, 2007 9:25 pm
... You've not convinced me. Can you offer some persuasion that only stories expressible in that particular sentence structure can deliver tangible value? I...
