Measuring Software Productivity

Enhancing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Application Development.  Michael Huskins, James Kaplan, and Krish Krishnakantham.  August 2013.  (registration required) I just read this recent article from McKinsey and Company that extols the virtues of software productivity metrics, compares several alternative methods, and offers their recommendation. I find it amazing that …

Planning or Delivery is More Important?

“Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.”                                                                                                 – John Finley Which would you say is more important:  Project Planning or Project Execution? There are lots of these question forms that are just meaningless, but this one isn’t.  You can have good (consistent, reliable) project delivery even with …

Where to Find Risks

“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”                                                                                                 – Douglas Adams As I mentioned in my previous post,  Risk Buffers – An Example, this post is dedicated to identifying …