“To listen to the techies, any IT manager ought to have deep technical knowledge. Or so the prevailing wisdom goes. When push comes to shove, though, your techies would far prefer that you fine-tune your management skills than compete with them on technical know-how.”
Read the article:
http://www.cio.com/article/447783/Does_a_Tech_Manager_Need_to_Be_Tech_Savvy_
“Good cooking takes time. If you are made to wait, it is to serve you better, and to please you. – Menu of Restaurant Antoine, New Orleans“
– Excerpt from ‘The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering’.
“There’s always a moment when you realize that all is lost, that there is absolutely no way THIS project can be a success. Here’s a few signs that should suggest your project is headed for failure.”
Read the article:
http://www.cio.com/article/470103/_Ways_To_Know_Your_Software_Development_Project_Is_Doomed
Technical report from SEI (Software Engineering Institute) about Risk Management in Software Projects.
Read the report:
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/pub/documents/96.reports/pdf/tr012.96.pdf
SEI’s Tech Report on identifying risks in Software Engineering Projects, containing a very complete RBS (Risk Breakdown Structure) and questions to help risk identification.
Read the report:
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/pub/documents/93.reports/pdf/tr06.93.pdf