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When Is a Project a Catastrophe?
A software project catastrophe is like a train coming at you; if you look, you can see it coming. In fact, with the right tools, you can see it coming from quite a distance. The problem is that when software projects are in deep trouble, we often choose not to see the approaching train, and even when we do, we tend to hope that it will go away if we ignore it. Indeed, in many cases, we find it difficult to admit that we have been hit.
This chapter describes a process for determining if a software project is in the danger zone (in railway terms, either the train is bearing down on us or we are already under the ...
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