Category: Big Systems

Last week saw the launch of Squbes onto the Google Play store. Something to celebrate – but it was nearly a month overdue – and the iOS release was a week later. So what went wrong and why do software projects overrun? Underestimating complexity When estimating how long a software project will take to deliver,…

Organisational Culture It is nothing to do with me, but I have been thinking a lot in the last few days about the Post Office Horizon scandal, and the ability of large software systems to ruin people’s lives. As I write, Paula Vennells is finishing her wholly inadequate testimony to the independent inquiry. I was…