This weekend, I picked up my issue of the IEEE Spectrum which they’ve devoted to software failures and started reading the fascinating article: Who Killed the Virtual Case File? It details the FBI’s failed Virtual Case File System from its start to its mind-numbing $170M collapse into a steaming pile of unusable code, 800 pages […]
Over the weekend, I was discussing a couple projects with the highly esteemed Nola who happens to work with me over at CaseySoftware and a regular contributor to CodeSnipers. She was putting together an estimate for a company on a complete site redesign and functionality upgrade and was having problems putting together a solid estimate. […]
In order to build this site into an open clearing house on Project Management related information, I’m putting out an open call: If you know of *any* great sources on Project Management – books, websites, people, newsletters, magazines, etc – please let me know. I have just activated the Technorati and Del.icio.us aggregators which will […]
Yesterday, I offered some points about What Project Management is Not and I promised to tell you what Project Management Is… and away we go: Project Management is a seatbelt. Just like a seatbelt, a good set of Project Management practices and a good plan won’t do much if you’re caught in a catastrophic situation. […]
Project Management is Not a Silver Bullet. Project Management will not ensure success. It will not make you finish the project early, to spec, under cost, and appease all your customers. Sure, all these things can happen, but Project Management tools, practices, etc, etc only allow these possibilities, they do not guarantee them. Project Management […]
The motto of this site is “Connecting Developers, Building Worlds”. I came up with that while I was sitting in a hotel room far from home trying to get my main blog off the ground. I originally wrote it thinking of what my goals are with web2Project. I believe that one of the fundamental reasons […]
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