http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/ We can help. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:09:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/comment-page-1/#comment-6 The Wetware Crisis: the Thermocline of Truth : Bruce F. Webster Thu, 01 May 2008 01:35:11 +0000 http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/#comment-6 [...] I have seen the same pattern repeatedly in IT systems failure lawsuits I have worked on, particularly when I’ve had large numbers of internal e-mails and memos to review. At times, I can identify right where the thermocline is and how it creeps up the management chain as the deadline draws near. In such cases, it usually doesn’t reach the top of the management chain (which, in the case of these lawsuits, means the developer notifying the customer) until shortly (<1 month) before the reported deadline.  In fact,  this syndrome goes hand-in-hand with the IT system failure lawsuit pattern I call “The Never-Ending Story“. [...] [...] I have seen the same pattern repeatedly in IT systems failure lawsuits I have worked on, particularly when I’ve had large numbers of internal e-mails and memos to review. At times, I can identify right where the thermocline is and how it creeps up the management chain as the deadline draws near. In such cases, it usually doesn’t reach the top of the management chain (which, in the case of these lawsuits, means the developer notifying the customer) until shortly (<1 month) before the reported deadline.  In fact,  this syndrome goes hand-in-hand with the IT system failure lawsuit pattern I call “The Never-Ending Story“. [...]

]]> http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Speaking of never-ending stories… : Webster & Associates LLC Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:04:49 +0000 http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/#comment-4 [...] IT project out of Sydney appears to fit the bill: Ten years after it was first announced and almost $100 million later, Sydney is no closer to a [...] [...] IT project out of Sydney appears to fit the bill: Ten years after it was first announced and almost $100 million later, Sydney is no closer to a [...]

]]> http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Why software developers should spend time in SQA : Bruce F. Webster Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:41:20 +0000 http://bfwa.com/2007/12/07/pattern-the-never-ending-story/#comment-5 [...] quality assurance (SQA). My experience is that many software projects get themselves into the ‘neverending story’ pattern because of a lack of proper SQA — that is, the system under development never achieves the [...] [...] quality assurance (SQA). My experience is that many software projects get themselves into the ‘neverending story’ pattern because of a lack of proper SQA — that is, the system under development never achieves the [...]

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