The miracle of software
November 13, 2009
So how is it that we can have statistics like: 75% percent of software ends in failure: over budget, late, or just abandoned? I haven’t dissected these statistics recently, but I think there is something wrong if we look at a phenomenon that has a 75% failure rate. If only 25% of efforts succeed, I’m inclined to think software is just inherently hard. The ones that succeed are the exceptions: the miracles. Read the rest of this entry »
The Resilient Project
November 5, 2009
I think I’ve found the new “Paradigm Shift” for the next decade: Resilience.
Many thinkers are coming to the conclusion that we simply can’t prevent bad things from happening, so let’s focus on making sure that when (not if) they happen, our work can go on. I’ve had a number of conversations with people in a variety of fields that suggest this is an ascendant concept. You heard it here first, folks!
Here are some of the disciplines that seem to be embracing resilience as a value: Read the rest of this entry »
