Designing Your Custom Application

When creating a custom Office solution, a lot of the work happens before you write a single line of code. Identifying what your application needs to do, and how it should be done are crucial steps in any Office project. An extremely talented engineer might build the world's best refrigerator. However, if the customer needed a microwave oven then the project is a failure.

It should go without saying that the customer's wants and needs are the developer's top priority, but all too often this essential part of the design process is given short shrift. You may think you know what the customer is asking for, but do you really? It has happened to me, and more than once, that I incorrectly interpreted a customer's description ...

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