If more than half of IT projects fail, then we’re working in a domain where failure is the norm. What to do about it? In his engaging talk at Flash on the Beach in December 2006, Aral Balkan takes on the fundamental question: how do we reduce the risk involved in software development, or in other words: change happens, how do we deal with it? His advice for responding to change in a low risk manner involves adopting agile development processes, with a special emphasis on extreme programming and user-centered product development. A compelling message indeed…
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Playing time: about 13 and a half minutes
Language: English
Links:
Aral Balkan’s session at Flash on the Beach:
http://flashonthebeach.com/sessions/index.php?pageid=308
Agile Manifesto:
http://agilemanifesto.org/
Aral Balkan article on User Centered Product Development:
http://aralbalkan.com/687
Standish Group report on IT project failure:
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/docs/chaos_report.pdf
Aral Balkan article on process:
http://www.ariaware.com/consulting/process.php
asunit for unit testing ActionScript:
http://www.asunit.org/
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