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Risky
Business:
Managing Uncertainty in Software Development
by
Carol Righi and Scott Isensee
Let's
face it: The traditional method of software development has been an unqualified
failure. The so-called "waterfall approach" has led the industry to a
dismal success record of about one in ten (Royce, 2002). Hard to imagine
--- after all, it seems like common sense: First you plan a sequence of
tasks, then you track execution, and finally, you adjust for variances
between planned and actual performance. Straightforward, simple, and proven.
After all, it's worked well in many industries, such as the construction
industry.
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