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Stephen Cohen's Thoughts on Agile and Project Recovery

Just when is it good enough?

In theory, software development is precise.  Some even argue it's a kind of engineering. ...

Date: 11/27/2010

Who cares about your Agile development processes?

I find myself thinking that the software industry is far too focused on impressing itself instead of...

Date: 07/12/2010

10 analogies for creating software (that aren't building construction)

Software has long suffered with the analogy of building construction. While it is certainly handy,...

Date: 01/23/2010

Requirements are tools not weapons

Consider these requirements; · The system shall properly calculate the taxes due at the time of...

Date: 11/29/2009

Fighting the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

There are a few reoccurring themes in project recovery;  Hold Fast, Don't Flinch, Lead calmly,...

Date: 11/22/2009

It's just software ...

It's just software ... really, it's just software.  It's not as important as your family, or...

Date: 10/26/2009

Agile versus Formal modeling

In response to a recent discussion over at Yahoo on the requirements Engineering list, a question...

Date: 07/10/2009

A risk-reward scale for evaluating project practices

So you’re seeking to improve things. You tried to implement a “best practice” or twelve … how did...

Date: 03/10/2009

There are no right answers.

All troubled projects share one and only one characteristic.  Things have gone wrong. ...

Date: 03/09/2009

Introducing Project Practice Portfolios

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Date: 02/15/2009

3 Problems that prevent delivery

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Date: 02/13/2009

5 things that make a problem worth fixing

At it’s heart, recovery is about fixing problems.  Before we get into individual and...

Date: 02/12/2009

Implement EXPILCIT Governance

While speaking at the Dr. Dobbs' Architect and Design World conference last week Scott Ambler said...

Date: 07/29/2008

Project Recovery MUST beat the odds

Predictions of failure rule the industry. Any number of organizations and people look at trends and...

Date: 07/06/2008

We can make the choices others can't

Me: Why would you do that? Them: You just don't understand Me: Help me understand, what could have...

Date: 07/02/2008

It's not about you

Software development is a world full of individual accomplishment and competition. It shouldn't be....

Date: 03/02/2008

So you want to do project recovery?

I am seeing a gathering wave of players in the project recovery market. I have stumbled across a...

Date: 02/26/2008

"You just don't understand ...."

I find it interesting that every project, well nearly every project, I am asked to recover begins...

Date: 02/17/2008

Don't bring a well known solution to an unknown problem

Are you a SCRUM Master? A PMI certified Program Manager? Do you have a quick reference card for for...

Date: 02/16/2008

Dealing with uncertainty

Once a project goes far enough off the rails to need recovery it is a good bet that the people...

Date: 02/09/2008

Build Completely, Test Completely, Deploy Completely

There seems to be no clearer sign of a maturing project than the ability to build/test/deploy daily....

Date: 02/08/2008

Is it project recovery or project rescue ?

Once a troubled project is recovered the team has learned, matured, and will go on to deliver again....

Date: 02/07/2008

During Project Recovery don't expect to educate anyone

Let me propose the 1st Law of Project recovery; Projects are recovered by doing things well, not...

Date: 06/07/2007

On every Recovery Project Someone Must Die

OK, First ... ITS A METAPHOR ... so no flames about me really taking a life ... That said; If you...

Date: 06/05/2007

What does it mean to be Agile?

There is a pretty lively debate going around agile circles. It started with a simple question ......

Date: 05/30/2007

All is forgiven on delivery

To my customers I beg your forgiveness. I know I am hard to deal with. I am demanding, unrelenting,...

Date: 05/29/2007

Software Project Recovery is predictable

I often hear Agile and Project Recovery demeaned by those practicing more "formal" methodologies as...

Date: 05/28/2007

Is Recovery a dirty word?

I have a serious marketing problem. It seems Recovery for a project is a dirty word. You see,...

Date: 05/28/2007

Do we really need Status Reports?

Here's an interesting little quandary; if we all work closely together, and everyone knows...

Date: 11/17/2006

Our Team, Our Environment, and Our Customers

Our first exercise is to do a little compare and contrast review of our team, our environment, and...

Date: 11/17/2006

A quick word on Process.

Agile isn't anti-process, on the contrary, most Agile practitioners I know are very process...

Date: 11/17/2006

Being Agile means It's OK to be wrong

Before we get too involved here, or at least before you decide to stop reading I need you to...

Date: 11/17/2006