November 30th, 2009
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 […]
March 27th, 2009
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 […]
March 26th, 2009
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 […]
March 25th, 2009
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 […]
March 18th, 2009
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 […]
March 17th, 2009
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, […]
March 16th, 2009
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 […]
March 16th, 2009
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 […]
March 14th, 2009
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 […]
March 13th, 2009
I’ve begun writing a new, updated edition of my Death March book, which was last updated in 2003.During the ensuing six years, there have been a number of good things — especially collaborative Web 2.0 tools and technologies (including blogs, wikis, etc.) — that have made it easier to manage and participate in death-march projects. But […]
