Software Delivery Problems

The Plan Was Detailed. That Was the Problem.

Nobody builds a bad plan on purpose. The scope document looked thorough. The requirements were signed off by the right people. The milestones had owners. The launch date was in the calendar. Six months ago, in the room where all of this was agreed, it felt like the responsible thing

Your Priorities Are Clear. Your Trade-offs Are Not.

Here is a conversation that happens in most technology organizations at least once a quarter. A senior stakeholder walks into a planning meeting with a new initiative. It is urgent. There is a real business reason behind it. The ask is reasonable: "Can we fit this in?" The

Software Delivery Problems

Types of Software Delivery Problems

After working with dozens of software delivery organizations, I believe almost every delivery problem falls into one of three categories. Most leaders know two of them well. The third is where careers get stuck. The first is the Technical Problem. Something is wrong with how the solution is designed, built,