Comments on: Can You Afford the Software You are Developing?

By: The Friction of Agile « The Agile Executive

The Friction of Agile « The Agile Executive — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:24:42 +0000

[...] you accrued organizational debt: It is conceptually quite similar to accruing technical debt – various organizational decisions and compromises taken along the way were rushed to the [...]

By: Is There Something Inherently un-Agile About ERP Software? « The Agile Executive

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:47:08 +0000

[...] is time to get into refactoring big time. If you don’t, sooner or later you are likely to find you can’t afford the software you developed. Possibly related posts: (automatically [...]

By: Your Investment in Enterprise Software – Guidelines to CIOs and CFOs « The Agile Executive

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:05:39 +0000

[...] defects in the enterprise software products you license. If the technical debt figure is high, the vendor you are considering might not be able to afford the software he has developed. Under such circumstances, “premium services” could simply be a vehicle the vendor [...]

By: Technical Debt: Refactoring vis-a-vis Starting Afresh « The Agile Executive

Technical Debt: Refactoring vis-a-vis Starting Afresh « The Agile Executive — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:20:50 +0000

[...] a comment » Only three options are available to you once your technical debt overwhelms the development and customer support [...]

By: Elbow Room for Handling Technical Debt « The Agile Executive

Elbow Room for Handling Technical Debt « The Agile Executive — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:56:55 +0000

[...] time to get into refactoring big time. If you don’t, sooner or later you are likely to find you can’t afford the software you developed. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Lean AgileFree Software Foundation throwing a [...]

By: Timing and Duration of the Agile Roll-out « The Agile Executive

Timing and Duration of the Agile Roll-out « The Agile Executive — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:55:33 +0000

[...] need to ask yourself the question “Can We Afford the Software We are Developing?“ if business circumstances do not allow for reasonable adherence to the principles cited [...]

By: Agile Considerations for CXOs « The Agile Executive

Agile Considerations for CXOs « The Agile Executive — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:31:04 +0000

[...] Can your company afford the software it is developing? [...]

By: The Language, The Issues « The Agile Executive

The Language, The Issues « The Agile Executive — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:23:39 +0000

[...] life cycle costs of software, asking the executive I am speaking with to answer a tough question: Can you afford the software you are developing? This question often leads the executive to reexamine the balance between the two strategies [...]

By: israelgat

israelgat — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:40:24 +0000

Capers Jones [2008] points out that Web applications are often Agile applications. At this point in time the average age of Web applications is 5 years. It will be fascinating to watch geriatric effects in Web applications in the coming years. It is not necessarily clear that Web application will follow the behvior of traditional legacy applications.

By: Mike Lunt

Mike Lunt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:14:21 +0000

An interesting corollary to this idea of cost deals with how much productivity gain can be achieved by introducing Agile techniques late into an aging product. While Agile will extend the life of a product, I would propose that a software development team’s ability to be agile is inversely proportional to the amount of legacy code they maintain.

http://jyte.com/cl/a-software-development-teams-ability-to-be-agile-is-inversely-proportional-to-the-amount-of-legacy-code-they-maintain