passing the word

Passing the word -- 贯彻执行

 Assuming that he has the disciplined, experienced architects and that there are many implementers, how shall the manager ensure that everyone hears, understands, and implements the architects'decisions?

假设一个项目经理拥有遵守纪律，有经验的架构师和许多开发者，那么他如何确保每个人听从，理解，并实现架构师的决策？

How can a group of 10 architects maintain the conceptual integrity of a system which 1000 men are building?

对于一个由1000个人开发的系统，一个10个架构师的小组如何保持系统概念上的完整性？

A whole technology for doing this was worked out for the System/360 hardware design effort, and it is equally applicable to software projects.

在System/360硬件设计工作中，我们摸索出来一套实现上述目标的方法，它们对于软件项目同样适用。

Written Specifications—the Manual

The manual, or written specification, is a necessary tool, though not a sufficient one.

手册，或书面规格说明，是一个非常必要的工具，尽管光有文档是不够的。

The manual is the external specification of the product.

手册是产品的外部规格说明

It describes and prescribes every detail of what the user sees.

它描述了规定了用户所见的每一个细节

As such, it is the chief product of the architect.

同样的，它也是结构师主要的工作产物。

Round and round goes its preparation cycle, as feedback from users and implementers shows where the design is awkward to use or build.

随着用户和实现人员反馈的增加，规格说明中难以使用和难以构建实现的地方不断被指出，规格说明也不断被重复准备和修改

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