Project Management Pitfalls

Software is Different

• The product has no physical body
• There are no common and commonly accepted development processes
• Large projects are bespoke development efforts
• Software is mistakenly considered malleable
• Small software changes can have large impacts
• Component reuse is not commonly practiced

• Personnel shortages
• Non realistic time planning
• Requirements misunderstanding
• Interface usability problems
• Software complexity beyond customer's needs
• Insufficient tracking of changes requirements
• Problems in reused components or external software
• Problems in outsourced elements
• Slow response time
• Project's beyond the current state of the art

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