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Software Teams: Your Most Important Asset

Posted October 1, 2004 | Leadership | Cutter Benchmark Review

PART I: THE "MAKE OR BREAK" OF A PROJECT

How important are development teams to the success of a software project? Does team structure really matter? To a varying degree, most of us believe that it does. After all, almost two decades ago, Cutter Business Technology Council Fellows Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister showed that most issues that arise in technology projects are people issues, not technical ones, and successful projects consistently give significant weight to the human factor [2].

About The Author
E.M. Bennatan
E.M. Bennatan was a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Agile Product & Project Management practice and a contributor to that advisory service, including its survey-based Executive Updates. His extensive hands-on management experience stemmed from many years as Senior Director at Motorola, Inc., developing large software systems and leading multinational design centers. He was also VP of Engineering at Midway Corporation, where he… Read More
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