James Coplien.
Borland Software Craftsmanship: A New Look at
Process, Quality, and Productivity. Proceedings of
the 5th Annual Borland International Conference, Orlando, 1994.
nOne of most remarkable organizations, processes, and development cultures seen in AT&T Bell Laboratories
Pasteur process research project
nProject management, product management, QA integral to team, all making technical contributions
nHigher communication
saturation than 89% of projects
nMore even
distribution of workload
n“Anti-schismogenetic”
– no cliques
nHighly iterative
development
nStrong architectural interaction with implementation
nMore time spent in project team meetings than anything else – several hours a day
nGerry Weinberg notes that CMM Level 1 and 2 teams need strong managerial direction. Level 3 paradigm shift is
self-directing team. Borland team was clearly
in this category, although not by commonly
accepted criteria.
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