User Centered Development --- Successful Systems Development Projects

In any case, user development is essential when it comes to success within system development projects for the sole fact that it will increase chances of success for the project. In order for success to take place, you need to know what the user wants out of the project and have an understandable, clear cut scope. If this is not done, the whole project could become a disaster waiting to happen. With that said, communication between the user and the project team is needed, and feedback between each other should be encouraged so that you can reach full potential for the project.

What Makes a Great Speech?

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Braveheart Speech (1995)

This is probably one of my favorite speeches of all time. The inflection in the voice of William Wallace (Mel Gibson) invokes emotion not only to the army of Scotland but to the watchers of the movie as well. What makes this speech so good is that William Wallace manages to get the entire Scottish army to side with him to fight against the English, even after seeing the size of the opposing army and completely demoralizing the Scots. Wallace targets the integrity of each man in his audience by stating that freedom is  what is the most important. He wins this argument of fight and die vs. run and live (for a while) when he says that "the enemy can take our lives, but they can never take our freedom". If you aren't moved by that  last line in his speech then there is no patriotism running through your veins. He jacks up the army to fight. I know for a fact that I sure as hell would be the first one behind him after a speech like that.