Re:Why Development Teams Struggle to Deliver on Time, on Bud...
by zer00eyz on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @11:58AM
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> When the VP sets a deadline - it’s driven by the survival of the company
This is everything that is wrong with software.
What is software really? It is translation of business process and need into code - I spent the first 10 years of my work life mastering code, I will spend the rest of it understanding whatever business I'm working for.
Assuming you have some experienced engineers (not mangers) on your staff then having the vp set a date (and defacto choose the project) is absolutely backwards.
Bring the problem to your engineers (money) and don't look for a moon shot look for 10 smaller projects that get you 1/2 way to the goal in 1/10th the time. Don't think of it as a "hack day" think of it as a hack week or hack month.
If you have a large project and it is to "save the company" (or push it forward) and your treating it like a must do rather than a foundation (and taking care) your creating debt and starting a cycle that you will never pay off.
This is everything that is wrong with software.
What is software really? It is translation of business process and need into code - I spent the first 10 years of my work life mastering code, I will spend the rest of it understanding whatever business I'm working for.
Assuming you have some experienced engineers (not mangers) on your staff then having the vp set a date (and defacto choose the project) is absolutely backwards.
Bring the problem to your engineers (money) and don't look for a moon shot look for 10 smaller projects that get you 1/2 way to the goal in 1/10th the time. Don't think of it as a "hack day" think of it as a hack week or hack month.
If you have a large project and it is to "save the company" (or push it forward) and your treating it like a must do rather than a foundation (and taking care) your creating debt and starting a cycle that you will never pay off.