The Seilevel 2007 Holiday Medley

From our Holiday Newsletter:

Back by popular demand, we have new holiday songs! For the 2006 songs, check here holiday songs.

Let it Go
Oh the product release is frightful,
But our status is so delightful,
And since there’s no need for woe,
Let It Go! Let It Go! Let It Go!

It doesn't show signs of breaking,
And we've got no time for taking,
The risks are looking to be low,
Let It Go! Let It Go! Let It Go!

When we finally reach midnight,
We’ll watch as our fancy product goes
And then we will all sit real tight,
To see how our new release glows

Now the rush is slowly dying,
And the team can start good-bying,
And together we sing real slow,
Let It Go! Let It Go! Let It Go!

Do You Hear What I Hear?
Said the user to the BA
Do you see what I see
Over on my screen, BA
Do you see what I see
A task, a task
I must do each day
It’s important to do this way
It’s important to do this way

Said the BA to the developer
Do you hear what I hear
From the SRS, developer
Do you hear what I hear
A doc, a doc
Represents the needs
With a voice as big as the SME
With a voice as big as the SME

Said the developer to the great tester
Do you know what I know
Within your cube walls, great tester
Do you know what I know
A SME, a SME
With requests so bold
Let us show him it works as told
Let us show him it works as told

Said the tester to users everywhere
Listen to what I say
Have some patience, users everywhere
Listen to what I say
The code, the code
Released yet tonight
It will bring you lots of delight
It will bring you lots of delight

The team, the team
Pull together tight
We will bring you products just right

Hark the Herald BAs speak
Hark the herald BAs speak:
“Gathered features for the week!
Please let us keep scope creep mild
We and coders reconciled”

Joyful, the team’s alive
Join the triumph with high fives
Sung to the agile-ist tune
“Features are ready for the war room”
Hark! The herald BAs speak“
Gathered features for the week!”

Requirements Wonderland
Users speak, are you listening,
In their eyes, features glistening
A beautiful sight,
They’re happy tonight.
Walking in requirements wonderland

Gone away is the scope creep,
Here to stay is a new release
Nothing will go wrong,
As we go along,
Walking in requirements wonderland.

On the whiteboard we can build a strawman,
Then pretend that it is set in stone
They'll say: Are you crazy?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
You’re not alone

Later on, we'll conspire,
To not cause a project fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in requirements wonderland.

Deck the Halls
Deck our desks with reams of paper,
Blah la la la la, la la la la.
Requirements out of vapor,
Blah la la la la, la la la la.

See the dull SRS before us
Blah la la la la, la la la la.
No way to tell if the doc is porous
Blah la la la la, la la la la.

Must we all read long lists of text
Blah la la, la la la, la la la.
Might you try some models, they’re best
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Tools and models make it better
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together,
Fa la la la la, la la la la!