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I’ve been hanging out and posting at the ASPE SDLC blog. Yes…I have their permission to do that. Geesh. Check em out Gilbert:

Six Things To Avoid When Reporting Project Status – Project status is about the facts and your strategy to address and manage those facts.

This Daily Standup Is a Joke – This article details some challenges associated with daily stand-ups and some potential strategies for dealing with these.

An Axiom of Project Success – What’s the common thread to project success? We’ve seen projects that should have died. We’ve also seen projects fall apart that seemed like they were in the bag. This post attempts to nail the overriding factor.

That’s Great…But How Does Agile Benefit Our Shareholders? – Selling agile to key leaders in your organization takes more than just a thorough understanding of story points, and time-boxing. This post brings it home for those wanting a bigger bang for their agile swang. Whatever that means.

Custom built software. It occurred to me this week that this ‘asset’ as it’s categorized by GAAP is a depreciating asset, much like a car or piece of capital equipment ( machinery ).

Does it derive value? Yes….indirectly. But ultimately it’s value is underutilized, and quickly de-valued.

Imperfect as it is…there is little alternative….FOR NOW. So what’s the best strategy for investing in this ‘asset’?

Minimize it. The less you put in. The less you lose.

Find the cheapest way to accomplish your custom software needs and invest in that first. Any other investment strategy invites disappointment, and reduced expectations in the future. This strategy, however stark, also recognizes the truth…..big things start small and simple.

Prove it out with a minimal project and then decide whether additional value could be derived.

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Custom Built Software Is a Depreciating Asset