SOFTWARE PROJECTS

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SOFTWARE PROJECTS

• RUNNING SOFTWARE PROJECTSby Mikael Börjeson,
  CDT

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CONTENT

• CONTENT(in alphabetical order)
• BRIGHTMINDCONTROLCUSTOMERESTIMATIONLEARNINGOR
  GANISATIONPRODUCTIVITYREQUIREMENTSRISK
  MANAGEMENT

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CDT

• EN SKAPANDE MÖTESPLATSför tillväxt och ökad
  livskvalitetgenom innovativ forskning kring
  distansöverbryggande teknik och
  tillämpningar,samt deras effekter på människor
  och samhälle

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LEARNING

• Enable a culture of regular reflection,constructi
  ve feed-back and analysis...
• Climb the LEARNING LADDERand become a
  star!During this presentationPICK A LADDER
  STEPfor later discussion!

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CONTROL

• DEFINE EXIT BEFORE ENTRY

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PRODUCTIVITY

• Code code where's the code ?

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PRODUCTIVITY

• Waterfall model maybe is for cowards
• Using no model is for kamikaze's only!

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REQUIREMENTS
REQUREMENT SPECIFICATION...

• CONSTRUCTION
• Tools constraints
• Components
• Architectural constraints
• DEPLOYMENT
• Distribution
• Installation

• PURPOSE
• System functions
• Reliability Performance
• Flexibility of Design
• USAGE
• Operational aspects
• Environmental aspects
• Maintenance aspects
• USER PROFILE
• Age, sex
• Education and experience
• Culture aspects

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REQUIREMENTS

• REQUIREMENTS..refinement with OVERVIEW

Current level of details
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CUSTOMERS

• Put the customer in the driving-seat
• and FASTEN SEAT-BELTS!

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BRIGHTMIND

• I'm an old man.I've had many problems.
• Most of them never happened!

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PRODUCTIVITY

• Identify the
• VITAL FEW ! Overloaded? FOCUS!
• The "Pareto Principle" (80/20)generally
  applies.

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ESTIMATION
Lichtenberg - An Estimation Technique...
Probability
95,5
Resources( Effort / Cost )
2,25
2,25
Best Case
Worst Case
Likely
2 ?
2 ?
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ESTIMATION
Lichtenberg continued
x 2

-
? 4
? 2
Best case
Guess
Worst case
Likely
Uncertainty
Activity
25 h
75 h
125 h
75 h
50 h
Activity
40 h
100 h
200 h
110 h
90 h
Activity
200 h
400 h
1000 h
500 h
500 h
Activity
20 h
40 h
60 h
40 h
20 h
Activity
Subject for breakdown andestimation of
components
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ESTIMATION

• The best way to predict the future, is
  to invent it!

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ESTIMATION

• I swear to say the truth,and nothing but the
  truth,so help me Lichtenberg
• Even a good estimation is a lie.
• To become honest..Apply decisive Project
  Management!

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ORGANISATION
ProjectAdministration
ConfigurationManagement
Quality Assurance
System Team
Test Team
Design Team
Design Team
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BRIGHTMIND
Man vill bli älskad, i brist därpå beundrad, i
brist därpå fruktad, i brist därpå avskydd och
föraktad, man vill ingiva människorna någon
slags känsla, själen fryser i tomrummet och vill
kontakttill vad pris som helst. /Hjalmar
Söderberg
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LEARNING

• Software errors, that doesn't come unexpected,
  we call sabotage!Do root cause analysis!

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PRODUCTIVITY

• Four to seven (4-7) forProductive Decomposition

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BRIGHTMIND

• If you dont find a serious way
• TRY A FUN-APPROACH !

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CONTROL

• REMAIN PLANNED - DONE
• ?
• Apply on results butDO NOT APPLY ON EFFORT !

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LEARNING

• Doing well? - No, so far poor but
  improving!Try CMM or SPICE

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PRODUCTIVITY

• The quickest way to end a task is to
• SKIP IT!
• Struggling with a hard problem ?First
  consideration should be...FIND SOMETHING TO
  REMOVE!/ Lex Öbrink

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RISK MANAGEMENT

• FIRST MURPHY GROUP
• SABOTAGE PLAN
• RISK SCORECARD
• COMBINATION CHECK
• RANKING

• THEN RESCUE TEAM
• PROTECTION
• DETECTION (AWAC)
• DAMAGE LIMITATION
• RE-RANKING

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LEARNING

• Mistakes I did - and do, anyway.What
  did I learn today?Feed-back and
  Reflectionclimb the learning ladder and become a
  star

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SUMMING UP

• 5 min MINDMINGLE
• Ladder Step Discussion
• QA

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END

• END OF PRESENTATION
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