Death March Values...revisited
Some time ago, I was reading a great page on the C2 Project Wiki about Death March Values . This is in no way implying that we have this problem here...but these are habits we should not fall into. The basic concept is that some organizations have a subculture that continues to employ self-destructive values over and over again. Here are a few indicators that you may be in one of these organizations: Business Value Desicion Makers (BVDMs) want the "magic" of software without considering the work involved, "ProductWithoutProcess". BVDMs reward the guy who stayed up all night fixing a bug while the guy/gal who's code always works the first time gets little recognition. The Hero Programmer Young Hotshot Programmers fall in love with a product "Project Love Affair", take little time to consider the broader picture and fail to employ the Practices. In most organizations you can insulate against the Death March Values by not accepting the status quo...