Startup executives have to present a business plan to their potential investors. It's required. They (the people with money) won't even talk to you without one. Why don't the same rules apply in a software project? Read More »
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We all know how to create margin: Buy low, sell high, and keep the difference. It's the same for software projects. But what if your cost estimate was based on a pie-in-the-sky guestimate? What happens then? Read More »
No one intentionally plans to fail. There is a way to nearly guarantee failure, however, by doing this part of a project badly... Read More »
Projects don't fail. People kill them. A bad project is put down like a vicious animal. But what makes a project bad? Read More »
Why is the process of estimating software so much harder than the estimate on a new custom home? The problem lies in the size and mystery of the elements being considered. Read More »