Categories: All - technology - agile - deadlines - assumptions

by Robin Wong 16 years ago

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Getting Real

In project management, adhering to strict timelines and budgets while maintaining flexibility in scope is crucial, especially as client and third-party delays are common. Assumptions often prove incorrect, and the rapid evolution of technology further complicates planning.

Getting Real

Getting Real

ACTION

OBJECTIONS

SOLUTION

Subtopic
GETTING REAL
FIX TIME AND BUDGET, FLEX SCOPE
FOCUSSES ON WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THE END USER
PRODUCING WORKING SOFTWARE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
TRULY AGILE

PROBLEM

INEFFICIENCIES
SCALING OF TEAMS
CONSISTENCY OF TEAMS
SIZE OF TEAM
TIME
AND NOT

HIGH VALUE ACTIVITIES

THINGS WE CAN CHANGE QUICKLY

THINGS THAT WORK FOR THE CONSUMER

SHOWING

TESTING

CREATING

SPENT ON

LOW VALUE ACTIVITIES

HOLDING THE HAND OF THE CLIENT

MAKING CHANGES TO ALL THE DOCUMENTS

TIME CONSUMING ACTIVITIES

RECS

PLANS BASED ON UNKNOWNS AND ASSUMPTIONS

LENGTHY SCOPE DOCS

PROCESS
CANNOT COPE WITH CHANGE
NOT TRULY AGILE OR ITERATIVE
INFLEXIBLE
WATERFALL
REALITY
TIME AND BUDGET ARE EASY TO FIX, SCOPE IS NOT
CLIENTS AND 3RD PARTIES DO NOT DELIVER ON TIME
ASSUMPTIONS ARE USUALLY WRONG
TECHNOLOGY CHANGES CONSTANTLY