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Business Case for Better Software Practices
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Tags: tco, ceo, software development, software
Overview Companies that invest in improved software development practices have found that their investments pay off. Improved software practices offer ROIs of 500%--and significantly more in many cases. The ROI of improved software practices is dramatically higher than the ROIs offered by virtually any other business investment. But only a handful of organizations are operating at the highest levels due to the slow adoption of effective software practices. This whitepaper by Construx Software Chief Software Engineer & CEO Steve McConnell reveals the ROIs for selected software practices and the direct and indirect benefits of improved software practices.
- Publisher
- Construx Software Builders
- File Format
- Date Published
- Mar 18, 2009
- Format
- White Papers
Construx Software Builders White Papers
10 Keys to Successful Scrum Adoption
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Publisher: Construx Software Builders | Tags: management, project management, software, software development
Optimizing Agile for Your Organization
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Publisher: Construx Software Builders
Software Development's Cone of Uncertainty
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Publisher: Construx Software Builders | Tags: ceo, software
Software Development's Classic Mistakes 2008
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Publisher: Construx Software Builders | Tags: ceo, software, software development
10 Deadly Sins of Software Estimation
The average project overruns its planned budget and schedule by almost 100 percent. In practice, little work is done tha
Publisher: Construx Software Builders | Tags: ceo
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