Title :
Five ways to destroy a development project (software development)
Author :
Lindstrom, David R.
Author_Institution :
Paramax Systems Corp., St. Paul, MN, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses five problems that can contribute to a software project´s failure. The five pitfalls are: inadequate system engineering during the proposal and during front-end development; inadequate tracing, tracking, and management of system and software requirements; improper sizing of the target hardware; selection of design, production, and integration and test methodologies that are inappropriate to a large software development; and failure to provide a metrics program that would let managers track the progress of software production and test.<>
Keywords :
project management; software engineering; front-end development; metrics program; sizing; software development; software production; software requirements; system engineering; target hardware; test methodologies; tracing; tracking; Design engineering; Engineering management; Production systems; Programming; Proposals; Software development management; Software testing; System testing; Systems engineering and theory; Target tracking;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
