Category Archives: Project Management

Making Software Development effort more predictable

Posted on 25-09-2015 by blaverman

For a Software Development professional, one of the earliest truths you learn is that estimating the delivery effort for new system is surprisingly hard. A project manager at IBM told me once, back in the nineties, that the difference between … Continue reading →

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Measuring IT Project Success: How we love to go in Denial

Posted on 16-06-2013 by blaverman

In the nineties I had my first Project Management related training, where I was introduced to the Standish Group‘s Chaos Study. This study collected, through question forms, information on IT related projects and their success. The study asked for projects … Continue reading →

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