MISSION:

Software products can take twice as much time and three times as much money to produce than they originally estimated.

Rather than bemoaning what if we could just make a schedule around here, companies should set aggressive policies and apply assertive techniques to change the results.

KEY OVERRIDING MESSAGE

There are two issues people should resolve early on in the project scooping phase.

1. 1. Here's what I really want to build and here's the realistic date that can really be made.

KEY POINTS

There are five big issues to getting software out on time, I.E. to make it predictable:

1. 1. Strong requirements ....if not then you may have to build the system twice (Brooks, Mythical Man Month, but watch out for the second system syndrome that Brooks also mentions) ...then you've got a chance to predict how long it will take.

1. 2. No feature creep!! (see 1 above)

1. 3. Having all the people needed with the correct skills, including the correct investment in QA and tools. People underestimate how long it really takes to hire people, and second always under-invest (fund) QA and tools.

1. 4. Strong project management leader with the team good at estimating the tasks to be done, etc., including testing time, etc.

BIOGRAPHY:

Bob Podd, founder of Software Results Incorporated, coaches Software Departments who are sick and tired of shipping their products late much of the time.

Bob helps his clients develop a custom approach to the way that they specify, design, code and test their products to help them get those products out on time.... for a change.

This dynamic speaker, with his timely insights founded on almost 3 decades experience in the industry, has enthralled, enlightened and entertained audiences at numerous national and in-house conferences across the country.