According to the 2015 Standish report, a mere 29 percent of software development projects are successful. Is it because developers are choosing the wrong tools and processes? Is it due to a lack of communication between business leaders and developer teams? Although these issues may contribute to the failure of a project, they do not accurately address why these projects fail time and again. Lisa Calkins says the main reason projects are unsuccessful is a lack of planning between the initial application idea and the rush to set feature requirements. Instead, software projects should be...Learn More
Lisa Calkins
Lisa Calkins is an entrepreneur who grew a multimillion dollar business from her back porch, nurturing a company for more than twenty years from the beginning of the Internet to the .com bust. With years of mobile and custom software development and technology strategy experience, Lisa has successfully infused real business value into hundreds of client projects. As CEO and cofounder of software consulting company Amadeus Consulting, Lisa has proven that determination, the creative spirit, and surrounding yourself with smart people can produce great technology solutions for real-business challenges. Learn more about Lisa and Amadeus Consulting at their website and follow Lisa on Twitter at @lcalkins.