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Thursday, July 12, 2007

10 mistakes to avoid in software development

Forrester Research published this week a report listing 10 mistakes that send software development projects off track.

The 10 mistakes that put projects at risk of failure include:

*** Never committing to project success.
*** Freezing the schedule and budget before a project is sufficiently understood.
*** Overscoping a solution.
*** Circumventing the application development organization altogether.
*** Underestimating the complexity of a problem.
*** Being stingy with subject-matter experts, in which their participation is not sufficient.
*** Choosing the wrong project leadership.
*** Distrusting managers who have had tasks delegated to them.
*** Jumping into development without enough research.
*** Suppressing bad news, in which dialogue is insufficient.

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