For Application Development & Program Management Professionals (Length: 11 pages)

August 28, 2007

Rescuing Train Wrecks: Putting Derailed Software Projects Back On Track

by Peter Sterpe

with Carey Schwaber, Jacqueline Stone, David D'Silva


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

App dev shops continue to be plagued by "train wrecks," projects that far exceed schedule and budget and risk not finishing at all. The bad news? It's difficult to prevent train wrecks. The good news? It's usually possible to get derailed projects back on track. We offer a four-step salvage plan culled from the experiences of app dev professionals.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemTrain Wrecks Happen, But You Can Recover

itemMost Wrecks Can Be Salvaged

itemThe Salvage Plan In Detail: A Road Map For Getting Back On Track

itemDeclare A Reset To Avoid Repeating History

itemFix The Root Cause Of The Breakage

itemReplan The Project

itemExecute Against The New Project Plan

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itemSend Up Flares Before Projects Pass The Point Of No Return

Forrester interviewed 15 user companies and seven application development service providers: Avanade, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Command Information, Graham Oakes, ThoughtWorks, West Coast Consulting, and Wipro.

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Technology: Application Development, Application Development Management, IT Management, IT Organization, Portfolio Management & PMOs
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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