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Buzzword Compliance:

  • Collaborative - Encourage collaboration at all levels.

  • Cooperative - Get along with existing systems and procedures.

  • Evolutionary - Evolve out of existing information systems.

  • Independent - Not tied to any language, OS, tool set, etc.

  • Modular - Pieces should simply "plug together".

  • Orthogonal - Minimize redundant information.

  • Scalable - Avoid (foreseeable :-) limits to growth.

  • Standardized - Adopt standards if available; otherwise create them.

  • Voluntary - Don't require participation, let alone assistance.