Staying Sane on a Death March

Paul Neuhardt
STAYING SANE ON A DEATH MARCH by Paul Neuhardt

When I first heard Ed use the phrase "death march" in relation to software projects, I wanted to cheer. I had finally found the perfect description of what I had gone through on a few projects.


Staying Sane on a Death March

Paul Neuhardt
STAYING SANE ON A DEATH MARCH by Paul Neuhardt

When I first heard Ed use the phrase "death march" in relation to software projects, I wanted to cheer. I had finally found the perfect description of what I had gone through on a few projects.


Reliable Work on a Death March Schedule

Dave Gorton, Bill Curtis
RELIABLE WORK ON A DEATH MARCH SCHEDULE by Dave Gorton and others at Bellcore, as told to Don Oxley and Bill Curtis

A project with a death march schedule need not always devolve into a software crisis.


Reliable Work on a Death March Schedule

Dave Gorton, Bill Curtis
RELIABLE WORK ON A DEATH MARCH SCHEDULE by Dave Gorton and others at Bellcore, as told to Don Oxley and Bill Curtis

A project with a death march schedule need not always devolve into a software crisis.


Surviving and Succeeding in a Death March Project

Sharon Roberts
SURVIVING AND SUCCEEDING IN A DEATH MARCH PROJECT by Sharon Marsh Roberts Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch onto the superlative . . .

Everyone loves a winner, whether the game is one of skill or chance.


Surviving and Succeeding in a Death March Project

Sharon Roberts
SURVIVING AND SUCCEEDING IN A DEATH MARCH PROJECT by Sharon Marsh Roberts Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch onto the superlative . . .

Everyone loves a winner, whether the game is one of skill or chance.


Euthanasia for Death March Projects

John Boddie
EUTHANASIA FOR DEATH MARCH PROJECTS by John Boddie

You have two choices. Either this project dies quickly, or you will die painfully. Any questions? I thought you'd have a few. After all, you didn't get into this business to fail, and you're not about to start now.


Euthanasia for Death March Projects

John Boddie
EUTHANASIA FOR DEATH MARCH PROJECTS by John Boddie

You have two choices. Either this project dies quickly, or you will die painfully. Any questions? I thought you'd have a few. After all, you didn't get into this business to fail, and you're not about to start now.


Nine Ways to Turn Your Project into a Death March and Get That Promotion

David Kleist
NINE WAYS TO TURN YOUR PROJECT INTO A DEATH MARCH AND GET THAT PROMOTION by David Kleist Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman.

Nine Ways to Turn Your Project into a Death March and Get That Promotion

David Kleist
NINE WAYS TO TURN YOUR PROJECT INTO A DEATH MARCH AND GET THAT PROMOTION by David Kleist Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman.

Yes! Give Me a Death March!

Rick Zahniser
YES! GIVE ME A DEATH MARCH! by Rick Zahniser

Showstopper! [2] describes the death march toward the first release of Windows NT. Many of those marchers wound up rich! I've been on four large and small death marches.


Yes! Give Me a Death March!

Rick Zahniser
YES! GIVE ME A DEATH MARCH! by Rick Zahniser

Showstopper! [2] describes the death march toward the first release of Windows NT. Many of those marchers wound up rich! I've been on four large and small death marches.


Critical Intelligence: Charles Handy on the Paradox of Organization

Stowe Boyd
Critical Intelligence: Charles Handy on the Paradox of Organization by Stowe Boyd

We live in a time of great discontinuity, of sweeping change introduced by the advent of new communication media spiraling out of the information technology vortex.


Success Factors: Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up

Stowe Boyd
Success Factors: Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up by Stowe Boyd

In all but the simplest process models, the complexity of many possible interactions and the sheer number of actors can overwhelm an analyst, even one with a high degree of expertise with process modeling and k


IAAI-97: 11 Intelligent Information Systems

Curt Hall
IAAI-97: 11 INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

This past summer the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) held its Ninth Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-97) in Providence, Rhode Island.


Java and Java Tools

Ed Yourdon
JAVA AND JAVA TOOLS by Ed Yourdon

In early November 1996, one newspaper article predicted that by 1997 -- that is, by the time you receive this issue of American Programmer -- some 70 percent of all Internet/intranet applications would be programmed in Java.


Java and Java Tools

Ed Yourdon
JAVA AND JAVA TOOLS by Ed Yourdon

In early November 1996, one newspaper article predicted that by 1997 -- that is, by the time you receive this issue of American Programmer -- some 70 percent of all Internet/intranet applications would be programmed in Java.


CRED: Seven Pillars for Java Development

Richard Drake
CRED: SEVEN PILLARS FOR JAVA DEVELOPMENT by Richard Drake

CRED, or Controlled Rapid Evolutionary Delivery, is a new method for Java development that seeks to crystallize the lessons that we at Objective have learned from over 12 years of successful object project de


CRED: Seven Pillars for Java Development

Richard Drake
CRED: SEVEN PILLARS FOR JAVA DEVELOPMENT by Richard Drake

CRED, or Controlled Rapid Evolutionary Delivery, is a new method for Java development that seeks to crystallize the lessons that we at Objective have learned from over 12 years of successful object project de


Java-Inspired Design: Use Composition, Rather than Inheritance

Peter Mayfield
JAVA-INSPIRED DESIGN: USE COMPOSITION, RATHER THAN INHERITANCE by Peter Coad and Mark Mayfield

Note: This article is an excerpt from "Design with Composition, Rather than Inheritance," a chapter in the new book JAVA DESIGN: Building Better Apps and A