QuestionTimeQuestions

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Please suggest questions for use in "SPA2006 Question Time" session on Monday night.

The questions can either be serious or light-hearted.

Please detail your questions below and remember to leave your name/contact details so we can get back to you.

Thanks

e.g. "If the IT industry had the equivalent of Oscars, who or what would the panel nominate and in which category". Question by AndyMoorley

Some questions I want answering this year, posted by James.

What are the best guerilla techniques for improving your software organisation?

Do the panel agree that if the exploration factor of a project is low, there is merit in doing some design? And, with good requirements, can we breach YAGNI because it is obvious that You Are Indeed Gonna Need It (YAIGNI).

Is refactoring ad infinitum simply pushing analysis paralysis to the coding stages of a project?

Sample questions from the original proposal, posted by James.

What is better, automated or manual testing?

Should DBC be built into Java?

Which methodology is best?

My boss is an idiot, he wont let me do XP, what can I do?

What are the best motivational techniques for developers?

Will we all lose our jobs to companies in India?

What should Universities teach?

I am working in Dilbert Cubicle Hell, what can I do?

Is Dilbert cynicism ruining our industry?

How can developers make more money?

What is a Service Oriented Architecture?

Can productivity be improved by a factor 10?

Is the biggest risk in a software project acceptance criteria?

Questions from the twiki

Web 2.0 -- what is it and where can I buy it? (And does this mean that we've finished 1.0?)

Is the Service Oriented Enterprise 1 just some hype from Intel, or is it really the way to convince upper management about the benefits of service orientation as Cap Gemini 2 suggests? Could it be that management science is learning from software engineering? -- ImmoHuneke

How can Agile Methods provide the evidence required to certify Safety Related/Critical Systems as required by standards such as the CAA CAP670 SW01 3 or Defence Standard 00-56 4? -- Sid Page