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<blockquote style='font-size:small;border:1px solid;padding:1em;background-color:#FFFF99'>For instance, [[wikipedia:IBM Rational Unified Process#Six_Best_Practices|IBM's Best Practices]] lists recommendations for software development, which their products support, as (1) Develop iteratively (2) Manage requirements (3) Use components (4) Model visually (5) Verify quality and (6) Control changes. Beyond a few descriptive phrases, the page fails to detail much in particular about any of these recommended practices.</blockquote> | <blockquote style='font-size:small;border:1px solid;padding:1em;background-color:#FFFF99'>For instance, [[wikipedia:IBM Rational Unified Process#Six_Best_Practices|IBM's Best Practices]] lists recommendations for software development, which their products support, as (1) Develop iteratively (2) Manage requirements (3) Use components (4) Model visually (5) Verify quality and (6) Control changes. Beyond a few descriptive phrases, the page fails to detail much in particular about any of these recommended practices.</blockquote> | ||
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|{{SITENAME}}'s primary goals are to | |'''{{SITENAME}}'s primary goals are to''' | ||
* support a community of persons interested in formulating & sharing best practices, for example, via boards & blogs | * support a community of persons interested in formulating & sharing best practices, for example, via boards & blogs | ||
* create a public database of best practice articles & recipes searchable at least by subject, industry and job title | * create a public database of best practice articles & recipes searchable at least by subject, industry and job title | ||
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* connect experts with organizations who want assistance customizing a best practice to their own needs | * connect experts with organizations who want assistance customizing a best practice to their own needs | ||
|{{SITENAME}}'s success is gauged by | |'''{{SITENAME}}'s success is gauged by''' | ||
* the vibrancy of this community's contributions to and use of best practice articles & recipes | * the vibrancy of this community's contributions to and use of best practice articles & recipes | ||
* the depth & breadth of best practice articles & recipes cataloged by industry and job title | * the depth & breadth of best practice articles & recipes cataloged by industry and job title | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 16 May 2013
Honored Sponsors of BestPracticesWiki.net
Solutions That Endure, Hypergrove Engineering
Wikipedia has a page in its wiki for almost every imaginable topic including best practices. Wikipedia tells us about a best practice, but it does not (nor is ever planned to) provide specific steps (or "rules of thumb") involved to follow a best practice.
For instance, IBM's Best Practices lists recommendations for software development, which their products support, as (1) Develop iteratively (2) Manage requirements (3) Use components (4) Model visually (5) Verify quality and (6) Control changes. Beyond a few descriptive phrases, the page fails to detail much in particular about any of these recommended practices.
Best Practices Wiki's primary goals are to
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Best Practices Wiki's success is gauged by
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We need your help to firmly establish a public best practices database, your help is needed!
Here's how you can get involved:
- donations to support the operation of this database are crucial and GREATLY appreciated
- you and/or your organization can contribute best practice articles & recipes
- tell your suppliers (and clients?) about this database of best practices
- encourage associations to post relevant portions of their reports in this wiki
Honoring our Benefactors
If you can make a financial donation to help fund our operations, please consider these benefits:
- you or your organization can be listed on this page (anonymity is an option too)
- you or your organization can create pages in this wiki touting your support
- you or your organization can receive special mentions on specific best practices
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