Planning Smarter: Creating Blueprint-Quality Software Specifications

Part 10: Development

1. When were developers brought into the project planning?

   ____ Earlier than needed

   ____ When needed

   ____ Not until too late

   ____ Not at all

   Note: If developers were brought into the project late in the planning effort but still when needed, then you are doing a good job providing them with what they need. If they were brought in too late, then you probably did not ask them what they required from the planning process. Likewise, if they were needed early, then they probably were needed to prevent planning omissions.

2. How many of the developers were highly productive?

   ____ Most

   ____ Some

   ____ Few

   ____ None

   Note: Most projects rely on one or two super-productive developers. Get rid of the deadwood.

3. How do you rate the application architecture ...