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Number 1 Sign Your Software Project Is Doomed

I noticed these three similar headings at Dzone (and elsewhere)

  1. Top Ten Signs Your Software Project is Doomed
  2. 7 Signs Your Project Will Never Make it to Production
  3. Warning Signs Your Web Application Project May Fail

And I thought I should write down the:

Number 1 Sign Your Software Project Is Doomed:

  1. You immediately clicked on and read all three of those articles because you had a strong gut feeling you should.

Sometimes, whatever you think you are -- that's what you are.





'Eddie Paz' on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:54:37 GMT, sez:

I fell for that one. I clicked the links :) Although I currently have no projects that are circling the drain, I certainly get that feeling sometimes even if the project is going well. Must be the paranoid side of me.



'Ryan Smith' on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:24:46 GMT, sez:

Or maybe it's "You immediately clicked on and read all three instead of actually writing code."

I guess I'm guilty.



'Walter Kempf' on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:48:52 GMT, sez:

Screw paranoia! I know the project I'm working on is doomed. Just looking for external places for proof that my manager has no clue what he's doing. ;)




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