How often have your heard one of the following phrases: This is a small project so we will just have to put something together and FAST. Big projects need to be designed in a totally different manner than small ones. This is just a campaign product / prototype which is used only once. We can […] Read more
Quality Management
The previous entry of my quality management series introduced quality management methods, which can be used during a software project to reduce or eliminate quality problems. Since this is the last part of that series, it is only just that I will describe a quality management method, which is used to verify that the delivered […] Read more
In my previous article called: Quality Management of Software Projects, Part 2: Preemptive Strike, I described the quality management actions, which reduce or eliminate quality problems of a software project, when taken before the project is started. This entry describes the quality assurance methods, which should be used during the implementation phase of a software […] Read more
In my previous article, I introduced a definition for software quality, and described the challenges caused by a conflict of interest between different stakeholders. As promised, this article will describe preemptive measures, which reduces or eliminates quality problems of a software project, when taken before the project is actually "started". Cooperation between the members of […] Read more
As reported by Computer Business Review Online, the results of the latest Standish Group report are devastating. According to the Standish Group, the number of last year's software project failures were the highest in five years. This makes me wonder, whether there is something essentially wrong with the way project management and quality management is […] Read more