Build or Buy: Thoughts from ASAE Tech Swap
December 14, 2009
I had the pleasure of joining a few folks at the ASAE Tech Swap on 12/9 last week. The topic was on Build or Buy. I think if we talk about this again, we’ll probably be using new terms, as our exploration touched upon the very rich continuum regarding constructing new sofware vs acquiring existing software. I’ve been thinking about what new words we might use. . . Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
