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Software Metrics Don't Kill Projects, Moronic Managers Kill Projects

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Mike Petry

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Re: Software Metrics Don't Kill Projects, Moronic Managers Kill Projects Posted: Nov 1, 2007 11:27 AM
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Metrics can be hard for software folks because we are so binary. Either the finished product is cool or it sucks.

I personally believe in using proven methodologies and insist on delivering well designed, cleanly written, maintainable software. However, I have seen cases in which the most ugly software practices have delivered products that users loved. Conversely I have seen disciplined teams deliver high quality steaming piles of poo (from the users perspective).

What bothers me about metrics is that they can make things more complicated than simpler.

Do is suck or is it cool?

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