I want it all! I want it now!

If only Santa Clause would deliver software. Life would be so much easier. Unfortunately he doesn’t, and delivering working software which meets business needs is still a difficult challenge. According to a just published survey by OOSE, nearly 60% of all “classic” projects and even 1/3 of all agile projects do not succeed. How do you make sure, your project is not one of them?

Today I am giving a talk and the SAQ Software Tester Forum, From Wish List to Running System: How to Get What You Want. You can’t get everything you want, but you can get what you really need. Here are the slides to my talk.