The Kids Project supports the management activities of a nursery. In this project, I was project manager of a group formed by 15 developers. In these slides report the progress of the project and my lesson learned.

1. Fabio Palomba
POST MORTEM
REVIEW
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2. Management Report
Quality Report
Lesson learned
Summary
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3. MANAGEMENT REPORT
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4. The Kids Project
System
Functional Size
Entry Size Exit Size Read Size Write Size
419 103 204 48 64
Size Cosmic
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5. The Kids Project
Size Cosmic
System
Functional Size
Entry Size Exit Size Read Size Write Size
419 103 204 48 64
143 40 62 20 21
Size of Service Management subsystem
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6. The Kids Project
TUCP_CP1 CP1 TUCP_CP2 CP2 TCF
1096 778.16 1098 779.58 0.71
Size Class Point
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7. The Kids Project
TUCP_CP1 CP1 TUCP_CP2 CP2 TCF
1096 778.16 1098 779.58 0.71
364 225.68 364 225.68 0.62
Size of Service Management subsystem
Size Class Point
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8. Team composition
Ideal team
1 Web Designer
2 experts in JSP/Servlet
2 software analysts
3Task Oriented
2 Interaction Oriented
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9. Team composition
Real team
0 Web Designer
0 experts in JSP/Servlet
0 software analysts
4Task Oriented
1 Interaction Oriented
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10. Management goals
All functionalities of the subsystem
must be implemented!
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11. Management goals
All functionalities of the subsystem
must be implemented!
Quality must be high!
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12. Management goals
All functionalities of the subsystem
must be implemented!
Quality must be high!
Team must be motivated always!
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13. Kids lifecycle
Spiral model
Spiral model is risk driven
Possibility of customizing
every cycle of spiral
In the end, our approach is very similar to Waterfall
Lifecycle but...
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14. Kids lifecycle
Requirement
elicitation
Requirement
analysis
System
Design
Object
Design
Implementation
Testing
Object Design and Implementation
were performed in parallel
This is the only way to create a consistent
Object Design Document
Why?
This is the only way to optimize
the time available
Sequencing and development model
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15. Kids lifecycle
Requirement
elicitation
Requirement
analysis
System
Design
Object
Design
Implementation
Testing
evolutionarymodel
Object Design and Implementation
were performed in parallel
This is the only way to create a consistent
Object Design Document
Why?
This is the only way to optimize
the time available
Sequencing and development model
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16. Kids lifecycle
Requirement
elicitation
Requirement
analysis
System
Design
Object
Design
Implementation
Testing
evolutionarymodel
Incrementalmodel
Object Design and Implementation
were performed in parallel
This is the only way to create a consistent
Object Design Document
Why?
This is the only way to optimize
the time available
Sequencing and development model
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17. Kids lifecycle
Requirement
elicitation
Requirement
analysis
System
Design
Object
Design
Implementation
Testing
evolutionarymodel
Incrementalmodel
Waterfall
Object Design and Implementation
were performed in parallel
This is the only way to create a consistent
Object Design Document
Why?
This is the only way to optimize
the time available
Sequencing and development model
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18. Kids planning
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19. Requirement Analysis
Kids planning - RAD
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20. Requirement Analysis
OUT OF TIME
Kids planning - RAD
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21. Resource allocation - RAD
Requirement Analysis
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22. Resource allocation - RAD
Requirement Analysis
TOT = 64.68/80
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23. Resource allocation - RAD
Requirement Analysis
TOT = 64.68/80
20% spared
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24. Kids results - RAD
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25. Kids results - RAD
It’s arrived to the 4.0 version
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26. Kids results - RAD
It’s arrived to the 4.0 version
It’s was subjected to a three good
review (13/24 item in the checklist
as mean)
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27. Kids results - RAD
It’s arrived to the 4.0 version
It’s was subjected to a three good
review (13/24 item in the checklist
as mean)
RAD is consistent with the
implementation!
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28. System Design
Kids planning - SDD
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29. System Design
Kids planning - SDD
2 Weeks of delay
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30. Resource allocation - SDD
System Design
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31. Resource allocation - SDD
System Design
TOT = 26/30
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32. Resource allocation - SDD
System Design
TOT = 26/30
13% spared
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33. Kids results - SDD
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34. Kids results - SDD
It’s arrived to the 3.0 version
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35. Kids results - SDD
It’s arrived to the 3.0 version
It’s was subjected to a two review
(5/48 item in the checklist as
mean)
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36. Object Design
Kids planning - ODD
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37. Object Design
Kids planning - ODD
DO NOT DELAY OTHERACTIVITIES
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38. Resource allocation - ODD
Object Design
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39. Resource allocation - ODD
Object Design
TOT = 19/20
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40. Resource allocation - ODD
Object Design
TOT = 19/20
5% spared
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41. Kids results - ODD
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42. Kids results - ODD
It’s arrived to the 2.0 version
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43. Kids results - ODD
It’s arrived to the 2.0 version
It’s was subjected to a bad
review...the document was not
complete!
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44. Kids results - ODD
It’s arrived to the 2.0 version
It’s was subjected to a bad
review...the document was not
complete!
Although the revision was not
perfect, the document is consistent
with the implementation
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45. Kids implementation
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46. Kids implementation
All the app wasimplemented
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47. Kids implementation
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48. Kids implementation
In the right time
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49. Kids implementation
In the right time
TOT = 130/130
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50. Kids is compatible with all browsers
...and the quality?
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51. QUALITY
REPORT
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52. “You must take the compromise to win,
or else nothing.”
Ayrton Senna
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53. Earned Value of... quality
Project quality state:
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54. Quality PRO
Presence of design
patterns increments the
quality of Kids
What is the consequence?
Maintainers will be grateful of our quality strategy
on the code!
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55. Quality PRO
What is the consequence?
Maintainers will be grateful of our quality strategy
on the code!
LCOM: 0.341
Efferent Coupling: 3.588
WMC: 26.083
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56. JU
Unit testing of all Kids components
Integration testing of all Kids
components
Quality PRO
# test cases: 53
# test classes: 12
# test cases: 162
# test classes: 32
Service Subsystem Kids
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57. Quality CON
There is alignment of the
documentation to the code
but...
the quality of artifacts of high level
design could be better...
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58. Quality CON
Some checklists could be
more accurate
This problem could be mitigated
with more training on the
software inspection...
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59. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
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60. “All management is people management.”
“A company is only as good as the people it
keeps.”
“The only way to get people to like working hard
is to motivate them. Today, people must
understand why they're working hard. Every
individual in an organization is motivated by
something different.”
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61. There’s an huge impact of
people management on
the success of a project
Impact of People Management Practices on Business
Performance [Patterson et al.]
The impact of strategical human resource management on
Organizational Performance [Caliskan]
MOTIVATION
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62. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be fair
Be flexible
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
MOTIVATION
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63. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be fair
Be flexible
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
MOTIVATION
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64. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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65. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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66. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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67. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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68. Number of meetings: 13
Average duration: 58.84 min
Average frequency: 1/4.81 days
MEETINGS E COMMUNICATION
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69. MEETINGS E COMMUNICATION
In every moment...
In every place...
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70. MEETINGS E COMMUNICATION
In every moment...
In every place...
Number of e-mails: ∞
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71. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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72. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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73. Listen, listen,
listen...
Rethink, review,
and reward
Be flexible
Be fair
Focus only on
solutions and not
on problems
Rid your mind of the
word “manager” and
replace it with
“leader”
Scorn in private,
praise in public
MOTIVATION
Include your
team in key
management
decisions
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74. ALTHOUGH THIS...
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75. EVALUATION OF TEAM
Cohesion
Collaboration
Good communication
Good quality
Sacrifice
Presence of leaders
Humanity
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76. RESUMING...
67 days of work
19 documents released
(12 of management)
Overall, we obtain a good
quality
Overall, good management
of people
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77. RESUMING...
67 days of work
19 documents released
(12 of management)
Overall, we obtain a good
quality
Overall, good management
of people
And what about cost of project?
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78. COST CONTROL
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80. Requirements analysis has been carried out too long!
Fear of the client!
Why?
A lot of requirements and
low time available
There wasn't an existing
system
WHAT WERE THE MAIN PROBLEM?
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81. THE PROBLEM...
The problem is not the change itself, because the
changes will take place, the problem is an inability to
cope with the changes when they occur.”
Kent Beck
"Everything changes in the software.
Requirements change.
The design changes.
The commercial aspects change.
Technology changes.
The team members change.
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82. HOW COULD THE
PROBLEM BE SOLVED?
The client must be part of software development!
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83. HOW COULD THE
PROBLEM BE SOLVED?
The client must be part of software development!
AGILE SOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT???
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84. The Golden Hammer does not exists!
LESSON LEARNED
Be Open Minds!
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85. WHAT WAS THE
BIGGEST
OBSTACLE TO THE
SUCCESS OF
PROJECT?
For some team members,
the documentation...
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86. When the documentation supports software
development?
When it helps the developer to
understand the problem domain
When it helps the developer to
understand the design choises
When it helps the developer in
the maintenance phase
When the developer is not afraid
of documentation!
but, also...
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87. 0 10 20 35 45 ...
Percentage of documentation
Understanding
High
Medium
Maybe, the same rule on the percentage of comments in the code
can be applied in the documentation...
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88. LESSON LEARNED
RATIONALE
MANAGEMENT!
DOCUMENTATION?
QB
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89. WHAT LED US TO SUCCESS?
Cohesion of team
Clarity of management goals
Training: every time, everywhere
Work, work, work...no unnecessary words!
Good resource management
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90. The first stable version of Kids the 21/12/2012:
In the our ideas, this will be the whole tested system
YES, WE CAN!
WHAT LED US TO SUCCESS?
Do you remember this slide?
“‘Yes, we can’ does not want to express an attempt, but a
tenacious willingness and determination to get to the bottom.
We can get to the bottom because we know how do.”
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91. WOULD YOU DO A SIMILAR
EXPERIENCE?
Doubtless, yes...
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92. WOULD YOU DO A SIMILAR
EXPERIENCE?
Doubtless, yes...
And...what about me?
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93. WOULD YOU DO A SIMILAR
EXPERIENCE?
Doubtless, yes...
And...what about me?
NO, THANKS.
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94. Thank you!
Questions and/or
comments
Fabio Palomba
0522500157
fabio.palomba.89@gmail.com
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