Abstract :
Some of the worst practices in the software industry have been used so often, by so many people, to produce such predictably bad results, that they should be labelled classic mistakes. The author presents his nominations for software´s top twelve classic mistakes, including: problem employees, crowded offices, insufficient user input and aggressive project scheduling
Keywords :
DP industry; human resource management; professional aspects; project management; software development management; aggressive project scheduling; classic mistakes; crowded offices; problem employees; software development management; software engineering mistakes; software industry practices; user input; Best practices; Chaos; Computer hacking; Computer industry; Costs; Employee welfare; Job shop scheduling; Productivity; Project management; Silver; Software engineering; Software quality; Testing;