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Software by Numbers

by Mark Denne, Jane Cleland-Huang

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  • mattmcknight · May 18, 2009 · Recommends

    There are good thorough discussions of these topics in David Anderson's "Agile Management for Software Engineering" http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Management-Software-Engineering-... and similar concepts in Software by Numbers http://www.amazon.com/Software-Numbers-Low-Risk-High-Return-... I think it's odd to suppose that fixing time and budget as opposed to fixing scope/requirements needs to result in different management…

    on “Accounting - Agile Project Management” ↗
  • mindcrime · Feb 22, 2023 · Recommends

    …But it might just be worth it. There's a lot more that could be said about this, but it's not easy to condense into a quick HN post. FWIW, a few books that might be worth reading as well include: 1. Software by Numbers[5] 2. The Economics of Iterative Software Development[6] 3. Software as Capital[7] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_contracts [2]: https://agilecontracts.org/ [3]: https://www.contractworks.com/blog/three-types-of-agile-cont...…

    on “Ask HN: Charge per Hour or per Project?” ↗

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