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Customer in Agile

Be prepared for the start. A metaphor for the Agile preparation for a customer.

Jun 27 2019

Many software development projects are implemented with Agile methodologies. The right use of Agile principles leads projects to the goals. If you are a customer of a software development project, and you are suggested to work in Agile, this article is for you. We will list the essentials to prepare for the work with an Agile development team.

To make Agile work for your goals is the mutual task for a prepared customer and a mature team. Both the team and you have to be prepared to the Agile approach if you did not work this way before or if you did but did not get significant results.

Prioritization of any items: tasks, projects, documents, investments etc. The prioritization road sign and a list of tasks.

Feb 04 2019

Your software project has limited resources, so only prioritized tasks should remain in the project scope. If you are a customer, a product owner or a team member, you need to maximize the value to be delivered by the team. The clue for the maximum added value with minimal applied effort is prioritization of tasks. It is crucial, but it can be a challenge to prioritize several dozens of items efficiently.

Make your software project budget transparent and crystal-clear. Image by by GotCredit

Sep 05 2018

This article provides empirical advice for software project customers, product owners, project managers, team leads. Software project budget has to be clearly understood, examined and optimized. All the practices have been verified by ISS Art’s team.

Jan 25 2018

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When you run an IT project, you should always consider the work method, that defines how the value is delivered to the IT product. The development process, no matter how many members your team has, can be either efficient or not. The challenges of your IT project have a lot in common with the challenges of other projects in the industry.
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Harnessing the chaos in software project management

Wild horses are the metaphor for chaos in software project management. Harness and use their force for the project success.

Mar 27 2017

Imagine: you are a customer of a big software project that tangled in chaos. Several practices will help you make your project manageable and profitable.

Mar 15 2016

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi

What mark do you want to leave in our history? Are you dreaming about the project influencing the entire world?

Let’s collect ideas and principles that could answer the question “How to do it?”

Managing the software development budget

Dec 08 2015

Truthful statistics of cost overruns

There is no secret that the cost overruns go closely with each software development project in the world. The average overrun amounts 40 – 50%. And 70 – 80 % of projects in the industry finish with overrun against the initial estimation.

The IT market is not only that is full of overruns. Big complex projects such as military and construction ones often get their budget over.

F-22 Raptor with the project over budget

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Customer in Agile

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Harnessing the chaos in software project management

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Managing the software development budget

Truthful statistics of cost overruns

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