I really like the theory of constraints, as espoused in books like The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt. It's more of a philosophy than a set of tactics, but I've foun

I really like the theory of constraints, as espoused in books like The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt. It's more of a philosophy than a set of tactics, but I've found that it applies quite well to any process that involves projects having to pass through multiple teams in order to become something valuable to the customer; which includes most software.