Deep analysis of the tasks that must happen in an iteration - development, analysis, testing, etc.  Focus on the problems with staggering them too much, and suggestions on how to properly organize the team around those tasks.

When you define a product roadmap, you also define the release dates for your product. Change happens. Your market changes, your customers change, your requirements change. Unpredictable events happen. Your competitors release a new killer feature, your developers have an epiphany (or run into a roadblock). Should you change your release schedule?

Object oriented approach to estimating the effort for a software project.

In this article, we will look at the definition of RMM level 5. We also look at the mapping from RMM level 5 to various CMMI levels.

In this article, we will look at the definition of RMM level 4. W also look at the mapping from RMM level 4 to various CMMI levels.

In this article, we will look at the definition of RMM level 3. We also question the language used and reinterpret some of what IBM suggests. Finally, we look at the mapping from RMM level 3 to various CMMI levels.

In this article, we will look at the definition of RMM level 2. We also cover the tradeoffs and benefits of the practices it requires. Finally, we look at the mapping from RMM level 2 to various CMMI levels.

In this article, we will look at the definition of RMM level 1. We also cover the tradeoffs and benefits of the practices it requires. Finally, we look at the mapping from RMM level 1 to various CMMI levels.

CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is a description of the level of enlightenment of a process. It is essentially a measure of the quality and capability of a process. There are five categories, into one of which every process will fall. IBM took a similar approach to defining the requirements management process. In this series of posts, we will marry the two frameworks.

Question: How does a large software project get to be one year late? Answer: One day at a time. In 1975 Professor Fred Brooks wrote a book called the Mythical Man Month which was full of good ideas and observations on how to successfully blow a project schedule and budget out. Are tey still relevent 30 years later?