Comments on: Chaos Report 2009 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html Dealing with software projects in real life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:11:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lee Fischman http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-2275 Lee Fischman Fri, 08 May 2009 19:07:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html#comment-2275 Since the CHAOS results are so controversial, I've decided a grass roots effort might be interesting. I created a single-question survey here:<br /><br />http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oOq7Hzgz6BCYZfgZoNC72w_3d_3d<br /><br />And will be posting results here:<br /><br />http://swprojectsurvey.blogspot.com/ Since the CHAOS results are so controversial, I’ve decided a grass roots effort might be interesting. I created a single-question survey here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oOq7Hzgz6BCYZfgZoNC72w_3d_3d

And will be posting results here:

http://swprojectsurvey.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-2274 Pawel Brodzinski Mon, 04 May 2009 07:20:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html#comment-2274 Yes, it's all about people. If you have a problem it's most likely <a HREF="http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/01/people-problem.html" REL="nofollow">people problem</a>. Unfortunately people won't change dramatically in a moment. On average they'll suck as often as they do now.<br /><br />Of course there are organization which are able to gather great teams and their success ratio is most likely higher than average. Of course there are customers where people understand which actions are counterproductive and rarely force them which increase chances for success. But these organizations are not the only ones which count in statistics.<br /><br />Vast majority of problems can be reduced to people. On the other hand there's no single answer for a question how to deal with people. Yes, it’s all about people. If you have a problem it’s most likely people problem. Unfortunately people won’t change dramatically in a moment. On average they’ll suck as often as they do now.

Of course there are organization which are able to gather great teams and their success ratio is most likely higher than average. Of course there are customers where people understand which actions are counterproductive and rarely force them which increase chances for success. But these organizations are not the only ones which count in statistics.

Vast majority of problems can be reduced to people. On the other hand there’s no single answer for a question how to deal with people.

]]> By: Team Teleox http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-2273 Team Teleox Sat, 02 May 2009 16:07:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2009/04/chaos-report-2009.html#comment-2273 Your blog is brutally honest in many fronts. And that is truly great. <br /><br />Once a manager informed (above 10 years in industry) - I do not know how a project comes to a closure. <br /><br />From experience, we can say that:<br /><br />1. A dedicated set of team who are driven<br /><br />2. A strong value system in the company and customer orientation<br /><br />3. A leader who loves his/her people and open/fair <br /><br />4. A senior management team who is not ego driven, rather have gone through the highs and lows of product development <br /><br />5. Good technical know-how. <br /><br />Rest just fits in. We have worked with some of the toughest customers from Japan and never get delayed on time or budget. <br /><br />Though we love to talk about plan, estimation, analysis, EVM, DTA etc. - truly it is the people who if motivated can do wonders. <br /><br />It may be some other factors, but so far as we have seen, it is the people and people and people ...all the way. Your blog is brutally honest in many fronts. And that is truly great.

Once a manager informed (above 10 years in industry) – I do not know how a project comes to a closure.

From experience, we can say that:

1. A dedicated set of team who are driven

2. A strong value system in the company and customer orientation

3. A leader who loves his/her people and open/fair

4. A senior management team who is not ego driven, rather have gone through the highs and lows of product development

5. Good technical know-how.

Rest just fits in. We have worked with some of the toughest customers from Japan and never get delayed on time or budget.

Though we love to talk about plan, estimation, analysis, EVM, DTA etc. – truly it is the people who if motivated can do wonders.

It may be some other factors, but so far as we have seen, it is the people and people and people …all the way.

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