Discover the factors that can cause an agile project to succeed--or fail.
by Jeffrey Palermo
July 22, 2008
verything right or wrong with a software project is management's fault. Either management staffed the right people or the wrong people. Management was absent or involved.
Management is hard, and there are numerous factors that can cause success or failure of a project. In the best situation you have great people who do great work. Software managers can succeed despite themselves if they happen to staff a top-notch team—even though the managers, themselves, might not be very competent. Any successes that a top-notch team achieves are the manager's achievement. Failure, however, is harder to blame on the team because a manager must be able to solve problems as they come along. This article focuses on tips and knowledge you can use when managing an agile software project.
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