Project Management
Hiring right to keep team performance high
Though processes and project management are key essentials for a project teams’ success, these are in no way an alternative to each individual’s personal efficiency. This becomes more important in Distributed Agile, where there are small teams and 2-3 weeks iterations. Hiring the right candidate in terms of aptitude, attitude and skills is becoming increasingly [...]
A practical approach to project effort estimate
It’s called an estimate because it’s bound to change as the development progresses, and as both the partners (the customer and the service provider) get a better understanding of the project. The use of the word partners takes significant importance since mutual trust and understanding is necessary for a project to be successful. At CircleSource [...]
Things that can hamper the success of a software development project.
In this blog I will talk about some issues that, from my experience, are detrimental to the success of a software development project.
1. Incorrect Effort Estimate – This is the one of the primary reasons of project failure. This generally happens because of one or more of the following reasons –
a. The [...]