Project Management for Software Development
Tutorials and tools for managing, estimating, planning and tracking software development projects: PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, Kanban
“Think about it this way. Management has just said, “We have this key project, and the best date we think you can make it is nine months.” If you don’t counter with another date, they will hold you to nine months. Unfortunately, if you just guess a later date, they...
In his blog post “Earned Value versus Earned Schedule“, Glen Alleman discuss the concepts of Earned Value and Earned Schedule.
Many software development projects’ problems are connected with (lack of!) communication. What can be done to avoid at least some of them? How to improve communication with customer and communication between team members?
Incremental development is distinctly different from iterative development in its purpose and also from its management implications. Teams get into trouble by doing one and not the other, or by trying to manage them the same way. “Using Both Incremental and Iterative Development” illustrates their differences and how to use...
This blog post describes in a simple way the basic principles and techniques of project management.
In spite of the improvements in software project management over the last several years, software projects still fail distressingly often, and the largest projects fail most often. “Why Big Software Projects Fail: The 12 Key Questions” explores the reasons for these failures and reviews the questions to consider in improving...
The Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) is a 501(c)6 non profit organization that is focused on making people great project leaders by focusing on the following: * Value * Customer * Context * Teams * Individuals * Uncertainty These ideas are described further in the Declaration of Interdependence, which was...
An introduction to the software estimation process aimed at project managers, developers and customers who want to get a better understanding of the basics this subject, and avoid to make their projects a death march one.