Software development projects can be foiled by management practices that seem sound in theory but rarely pay off when developing code. These seemingly sound practices make general business sense, but we should avoid "going all in on them" when developing software products or catastrophe may ensue.
The author presents 11 management beliefs / truisms / cliches that can wreck software development if taken to an extreme:
- There's no I in Team
- Divide & Conquer
- Follow Your Vision
- Go by the Book
- You Can't Manage What You Don't measure
- Simplify Your Stack
- And 5 more …
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