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What Yoda can teach us about Application Quality Management
It’s no Jedi mind trick – Original presents its five black holes to avoid for successful application delivery.
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long time ago, in a galaxy not too far away, the very first CHAOS Report published by the Standish
Group generated worldwide attention by its claim that 40 percent of IT projects failed and that these failings were costing the US economy $140 billion each year. Ten years later, matters had improved somewhat with only half as many projects failing, but worryingly 53 percent were late, over-budget or not meeting their objectives. Now. within a mere five years, the number of failed projects is back on the rise; the 2009 Standish Group CHAOS report indicates that nearly 25 percent projects are doomed. The quality of application delivery is
at the heart of many of the challenges faced in IT projects, and this article reviews some of the most common pitfalls and pain points that often beset development projects. With the help of Yoda, Obi Wan and others from the Star Wars cast, we will learn how best to avoid these challenges and deliver your projects on time, on budget and most importantly with quality.
Black hole No. 1: Walking before you crawl Obi-Wan: How long will it take before you can make the jump to light speed?
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Han Solo: Travelling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, old man! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star, or bounce too close to a supernova and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it? It is natural to focus on the eventual
goal; the application that will be built and that will deliver the projected business benefits. However, it is equally important to focus on the quality of that deliverable, right from the project’s inception. Fail in this and you will face abandoned projects, missed deadlines and an application that may be implemented but will forever after be associated with instability and high maintenance costs. The first essential step is to recognise
this fact and to put application quality and its management at the heart of all your development efforts. If you do not believe this or do not believe you can, then failure is much more likely than success.
Black hole No. 2: QA as a silo Obi Wan: The force is what gives a Jedi his power. It is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. The same could be said for quality
management. It should be an energy field, created and sustained by all involved in the development process,
To help you to keep your finger on the pulse of your development lifecycle, you need instant access to key information by the most appropriate and powerful device. Printed reports should be at the bottom of the pile given that they are out of date the moment they are created, PCs and web access are better, and personal devices such as smart phones or Apple iPads at the top of the heap.
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