Attempted Solutions And Results
Fixed Interval Release Model (FIRM)
- Everyone has to ship on the same CD (400 prod, 1000 people)
- Development schedules slip
- The last group ready set the ship date
- Problem became obvious when a FIRM release was 100% over planned schedule due to the lack of dependency coordination
Spreadsheets
- No automation, never up to date
Web interfaces
- Up to date, but few people review reports
Revision of imported dependencies
- Suppliers don’t know customers