Elevator Pitch

Hello people!
While looking for information about elevator pitch in order to do a good job next thursday; I found this great web page. It is a summary of a whole book about this topic: Elevator Pitch 101.

In it an idea that I found quite interesting and that it changed what I though about what I had to prepare is:
One reason why so many people deliver completely ineffective elevator pitches is they don’t understand the purpose of an elevator pitch. They act like the purpose of an elevator pitch is to close the deal while in truth the purpose of an elevator pitch is to just interest The Audience in continuing to talk.
No more, and no less.

So now, that I know that important topic I can concentrate on what to tell following the rule of the 8 Cs:

1. Concise: Few words but to the point.
   
2. Clear:use non-technical expressions, acronyms... explain to a 3 years old (ok 5 is also valid, haha)
   
3. Compelling: explain the problem to solve, why is a problem and who are the final users
   
4. Credible: why we can solve the problem; merits, etc.
   
5. Conceptual: what the system is doing
   
6. Concrete: specific met goals and what has been done (very briefly)
   
7. Customized: addressed to the public
   
8. Consistent: don't create misunderstandings

So in those 2-3 minutes we have to convey all that infomation.. the question is how will we do it?

The answer on Thursday night.

Thanks and Cheers

Nieves

First draft of the DDD and group multitasking!!!

Hello everybody, we have hot news to explain to all of you.
As of today, we have delivered the first draft of the DDD and this document has a total of 153 pages, based on the granularity of the component. We almost freaked out when we realised it, so I hope when the customer reads it, he has a drink near him, haha.

Another important aspect is that this holidays break we have to do a lot of job, because we have to deliver the final version of the ADD on sunday, on saturday it's the turn of the third BPR and meanwhile we have to work on the selling, the elevator pitch and also begin planning the SVVP. So as you see lots of work.
Based on these problems, we have decided to multitask or better to delegate the work in mini-groups. Some people is going to do the BPR, some other take care of the final revision of the ADD, also others will think about the selling and some will begin planning the SVVP.

We don't know how it is going to be, but by monday; the BPR and the ADD are out of our hands, so the selling and the SVVP will be a group issue.

So wish us luck with the work.

Thank you all

Nieves

Oldie Joke and pic I have found in the Internet:

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"

The man below says: "Yes you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."

"You must be a software developer," says the balloonist.

"I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."

The man below says, "You must work in business as a manager." "I do," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are or where you are going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met but now it's my fault."

And then the typical image that shows the process of SW Engineering.