Oliver Davies
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title: Why write software for this?
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date: 2024-03-07
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permalink: daily/2024/03/07/why-write-software-for-this
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- software-development
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What questions do you ask when speaking to prospective clients?
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Recently, when speaking with prospective clients, instead of focusing on the features they want, I like to ask questions like:
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What's wrong with what you have now?
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Why not fix what you have instead of rebuilding?
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What problem are you trying to solve?
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Why write software for this at all?
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Why not do it manually?
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Why do you need to do this now?
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What results would you expect to see after this project?
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If they can answer these types of questions and explain the business outcomes they're looking to achieve and what value I can add, those are the projects I want to work on.
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