"remember that the open
source movement is scoring some goals while 'traditional'
software development in the government sector at least,
is helplessly scoring own-goal after own-goal."
Open Source for government software? - Software consultant A Government locked in - Computing magazine My experience in the computer games industry - Computer programmer A An Academic Joke - An Academic Can PRINCE make large software projects work? - Geoff Beacon One nice thing about PRINCE - IT Manager in Small Local Authority Our experience with PRINCE - Executive in Government Organisation "The Economist" takes an interest - Geoff Beacon Does Government software fail because the Treasury can't cope? - Geoff Beacon conclusion ... upfront designs ... not very good - Various gurus Assignment for the Treasury: Study the games industry. - Geoff Beacon Successful IT projects are small. - IT consultant in a large local authority Treasury rules exclude successful software development methods? - Geoff Beacon |