2. Standish Report ('95) More than 30% never completes More
than 50% doubles original budget Est costs US $ 140 billion
Failures are covered up, ignored, rationalized ...and not only by
others...
3. Program 1. Identify failure 2. Learn from from failure 3.
Change approach
32. 37signals 1. Smaller = better 2. Fix: time, budget. Flex
scope 3. What is the big idea? Ignore details 4. Make opiniated
software 5. Brainstorm > sketch > coding 6. Interface first,
Epicenter design, no functional specs 7. Less software 8. Half, not
half assed products 9. Features; it does not matter