Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules

Summary of Best-Practice Evaluations

Table III-2 provides a side-by-side comparison of the best practices discussed in Chapters Chapter 17–Chapter 43.

Table 33. Summary of Best-Practice Evaluations

Best-Practice Name	Potential Reduction From Nominal Schedule	Improvement in Progress Visibility	Effect on Schedule Risk	Chance of First-Time Success	Chance of Long-Term Success
Change Board	Fair	Fair	Decreased	Very Good	Excellent
Daily Build and Smoke Test	Good	Good	Decreased	Very Good	Excellent
Designing for Change	Fair	None	Decreased	Good	Excellent
Evolutionary Delivery	Good	Excellent	Decreased	Very Good	Excellent
Evolutionary Prototyping	Excellent	Excellent	Increased	Very Good	Excellent
Goal Setting (goal of shortest schedule)	Very Good	None	Increased	Good	Very Good
Goal Setting (goal ...