What's the Problem You're Solving?

Kate Gregory has a post from a couple weeks ago covering a couple interesting aspects of a successful project. All her points are ones every developer should be very familiar with, but the post is well written and a good read. Highlights:

• Figure out exactly what you mean by "interop" and what you want your apps to do together.
• Figure out your business problem first, then figure out which technology will solve the problem.
• Vague or unspecified requirements are fine for tiny projects, but Enterprise solutions won't get done that way.

As Glenn Reynolds would say, "Read the whole thing."