8 posts on Pitfalls.
The causes behind failed enterprise software projects, the early symptom of each, the structural fix, and the governance, scope control and vendor arrangements that keep a large build on track.
Read moreThe nine reasons MVPs fail, ranked by how often we see them, with the fix for each. Engineering is near the bottom of the list.
Read moreThe reasons that top every post-mortem analysis, sorted by how much a founder can do about them, with the specific decision that prevents each one.
Read moreLaunch is where most app failures actually happen. The five post-launch failure patterns, and a week-by-week plan for the ninety days that decide the product's future.
Read moreThe seven mechanisms behind budget overruns, in the order they usually strike, and the contract terms and habits that prevent each one.
Read moreThe early warning signs a non-technical founder can see without reading code, ordered from mild to serious, with the conversation to have at each stage.
Read moreThe idea never fails because it never starts. The six places founders stall between idea and launch, and the smallest next step at each.
Read moreA plain definition of technical debt, why every early product has some on purpose, the signs it is becoming a problem, and how to manage it without a rewrite.
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