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October 04, 2013

Facts and Fallacies of Estimating Software Cost and Schedule

Glass's book is important in many ways, none the least of which is the fallacies of software development management that have creapt into the discussion of late around estimating. The discussions in this book are general in nature and are... Read more →

Posted at 08:43 AM in Agile, Cost, Estimating, Governance, Management, Project Management, Requirements | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 03, 2013

Who Owns the Bottom Line

Since Hannah is not accountable for the bottom line of her project, or for the top line, and any line in the business, she's got the perfect job. But if you're working on a project and not participating in the... Read more →

Posted at 09:29 AM in Cost | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

Can We Make Decisions Without Feedback?

Optimism is a disease of software development, feedback is the cure This paradigm is the basis of eXtreme Programming, Scrum, all agile development as well as the management of DOD 5000.02 ACAT1 (> $5B) programs. It is the basis of... Read more →

Posted at 09:16 AM in Cost, Estimating, Management | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 02, 2013

A Fundamental Principle In Managing Uncertainty

There is a popular myth in projects and especially software projects that prevents actionable outcomes from taking place. It is common to believe - wrongly by the way - that we can't forecast the future. It is not the project... Read more →

Posted at 09:11 AM in Cost, Management, Risk | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)