Would your organisation publish this story about itself? I think this failed project is the high ups falling for the gee whizzery. In massive IT projects, pro-

Would your organisation publish this story about itself? I think this failed project is the high ups falling for the gee whizzery. In massive IT projects, pro-active management is essential. Coders need the discipline to feedback proper progress. Meaningful milestones with incremental useful output so piecemeal value is added, not just an all or nothing completion target. You need management in place that can read and understand the code to make sure the team isn't drifting off target on some dream, watching out for you inner platform or other non-productive fantasies.