We all know the old adage … “Quality, Features, Time: pick two”. It’s a useful reminder that trying to squeeze too many features into too little time will inevitably impact quality. It’s also a useful reminder that focussing only on quality will lead to a reduction of the rate of feature development. And it even… [Continued]
Scope creep can be a killer. Adding features to a work in progress almost always causes trouble. At its simplest, the extra work delays the delivery of the current phase of a project and increases cost. Subtler effects include a gradual degradation of the quality of a project. Changing requirements contribute to a shifting of… [Continued]