成功项目管理的秘密

traints, and degrees of freedom. Every project needs to balance its functionality, staffing, budget, schedule, and quality objectives. Define each of these five project dimensions as either a constraint within which you must operate, a driver aligned with project success, or a degree of freedom that you can adjust within some stated bounds to succeed. For more details about this, see Chapter 2 of my Creating a Software Engineering Culture (Dorset House, 1996). Tip #3: Define product release criteria. Early in the project, decide what criteria will determine whether or not the product is ready for release. You might base release criteria on the number of high-priority defects still open, performance measurements, specific functionality being fully operational, or other indicators that the project has met its goals. Whatever criteria you choose should be realistic, measurable, documented, and aligned with what "quality" means to your customers. Tip #4: Negotiate commitments. Despite pressure to promise the impossible, never make a commitment you know you can’t keep. Engage in good-faith negotiations with customers and managers about what is realistically achievable. Any data you have from previous projects will