Boston SPIN talk: Death March Projects in Today’s Hard Times

I’m giving a one-hour presentation Tues evening (Mar 16th) on “Death March Projects in Today’s Hard Times,” at the regular monthly meeting of Boston’s Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) chapter. It will take place in one of the buildings of MITRE’s campus in Bedford, MA, somewhere in the vast wilderness north of Route 128. You [...]

“Death March” seminar in Rome

I’m here in Rome this week, presenting a two-day seminar on  “Managing Death-March Projects” for Technology Transfer Institute. You should be there so you can hear whatever clever jokes may occur to me while I’m presenting my material, as well as the comments and questions from the other participants. But if you’re stuck in some [...]

Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in previous blog postings, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and the first few sections to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.4, which is entitled “Key issues that lead to political disagreements,” and [...]

Section 2.3 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in previous blog postings, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and the first couple of sections to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.3, which is entitled “Levels of commitment in death march project [...]

Section 2.2 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in previous blog postings, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and overview/intro to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.2, which is entitled “Determining the basic nature of the project.”

I hope to continue writing/revising/uploading [...]

Section 2.1 of “Death March” now uploaded

As noted in a previous blog posting, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, and overview/intro to Chapter 2, I’ve now uploaded section 2.1, which is entitled “Identifying the Political Players in the Project.”

I expect to write/revise/upload [...]

Overview of Chapter 2 now posted, for “Death March”, 3rd edition

As noted in a previous blog posting, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.

Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, Preface, and Chapter 1, I’ve now uploaded the overview/intro to Chapter 2. I expect to write/revise/upload individual sections of Chapter 2 over the next week or so, [...]

Need Death March examples, case studies, war stories, interviews

As I’ve pointed out in the past few blog postings, I’m updating and revising the Death March book that I last published in 2003.

While I’ve got plenty of new material of my own to add, I’m also looking for new case studies, war stories, gossip, examples, feedback, and commentary from readers, reviewers, and real-world software developers [...]

Finished Chapter 1 of “Death March,” 3rd edition

As noted in a previous blog posting, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.

Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, and preface, I’ve now finished Chapter 1, which includes a new section entitled “Why Are Today’s Death-March Projects Different Than The Ones In The Past?”

All of this [...]

New material uploaded for “Death March”, 3rd edition

As noted in a previous blog, I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.

Having already uploaded the Table of Contents, a preface, and the first two sections (one of which is completely new) of Chapter 1, I’ve now added a third section: “Categories of Death March Projects”.

All of [...]