The skill of being a good detective lies at the very heart of the InfoDev profession. My personal impression is that among many other roles, such as being a writer, a linguist, and a “user prototype”, an InfoDev on a project is also a detective, an investigator – especially, at the early stages of involvement.
Imagine that you have just been assigned and welcomed to your new project. Congrats! Now, consider this scenario: “When you arrive at the scene, the crime has been committed, and the evidence is partially corrupt or hidden. The potential witnesses are reluctant to talk about what they saw, what they did, and where they were on that distant day. The culprit is on the run. You realize that what you deal with is a cold case”. Does that ring the bell? After a couple of days of work, does this detective story sound strangely familiar?
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