So why is it that so many software development projects still fail? I think, one very important aspect is the mismatch between the expectations a customer has and what the development team is planning to do or can do for the available/negotiated budget.

A great discussion around this topic can be found on the Scott Hanselman’s podcast, in which he interviews Ken Schwaber, who is co-founder of the Agile Alliance and the brains behind the agile software development process SCRUM. I can highly recommend this episode (even despite of the excessive use of the word “done”!).

Pascal Lindelauf
plindelauf@yellowtail.nl