| people, tools, process (achieved CMMI level 5) with direction, commitment, goals, small builds. | | people, tools, process (achieved CMMI level 5) with direction, commitment, goals, small builds. |
| I have been on failed projects as well, mostly due to lack of SMART requirements as scope, costs, direction, quality and risks all over the place. Requirements are critical, especially for mission-critical projects that evolve as a baseline. Build incrementally, iteratively and integrated in approach building prototypes/proof of concepts with key SMEs/stakeholders in the loop with a SMART baseline of requirements that are categorized, risk analyzed, traceable, and prioritized. Managing scope, costs, schedule/resources, risks, quality and direction. | | I have been on failed projects as well, mostly due to lack of SMART requirements as scope, costs, direction, quality and risks all over the place. Requirements are critical, especially for mission-critical projects that evolve as a baseline. Build incrementally, iteratively and integrated in approach building prototypes/proof of concepts with key SMEs/stakeholders in the loop with a SMART baseline of requirements that are categorized, risk analyzed, traceable, and prioritized. Managing scope, costs, schedule/resources, risks, quality and direction. |
| + | Is there one size fits all, probably not. It really depends upon the size, scope, complexity, the resources capability and capacity along with wisdom/experience/knowledge. A bit of trial and error in some regards but learn well continuously. No right answers just many answers. It really depends really. |