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Why Do Programmers Miss Deadlines?
My attempt to identify and “sort out” the reasons.
No matter what company I worked for, our software development department or group almost always missed deadlines. Sometimes we missed them by two days, by several weeks.
Usually, we were short by five to ten days. As a result, we either delayed the delivery or delivered the work with known errors, unfinished work, and untested parts, and then tried to catch up at the next stage of development.
Starting the next stage, which begins with finishing previous tasks, is an evil practice, as my experience has shown. And the more I work in this mode, the more I want to change something. However, before treating some diseases, it is necessary to conduct diagnostics and separate the causes from the symptoms. So, here is my attempt to identify and “sort out” the reasons for the missed development deadlines.
Managers (role of Angels)
A project manager is a key component of success. Having a competent manager is 50% of success. The absence of such a person is 90% failure.
Why is a manager so important?
The answer is simple. A manager has enough power and influence to…
