This section is aimed at writings about managing software and managing people who work with software, mainly but not exclusively about programming staff and the managerial hierarchy.
These new articles on the management issues provide insight to the usually overlooked causes of software problems caused by misunderstanding and communications problems between management and programming staff.
The four part "Building Software in an Organized Fashion" (BSOF) written for Byte is in the 1999 Byte Columns. They will be updated with more detail because I am examining a complex process. As I have time, those revised columns will be added to this index.
These managerial articles are an introduction to the four part series titled "Building Software in an Organized Fashion, " or BSOF for short. In this introduction and the following articles, the focus will be on the managerial side of the task, with emphasis on what is wrong and how it may be put right. technical
Traditional management and software projects simply don't work well, and sometimes, not at all. The fault is often ascribed to recalcitrant programmers, but at best, that is only a partial answer. The real answers are more complex.
Capacity Planning and Performance Management
Capacity Planning and Performance Management are tools that enable a manager to make good trade offs between cost of computer systems and the performance as seen by the users. The value of CPPM information is often less appreciated because modern desktop systems are so powerful. With tight budgets and no obvious performance problems, managers are tempted into avoiding what they see as an unnecessary expense.