Executive Update

Mitigating Large Software Project Risk Through Organic Growth

Posted February 28, 2005 | Technology |

Using an "organic growth" approach to developing software with agile methods can reduce project risk. With organic growth, one creates a large system by starting with a small running system that performs at least one important task well. Then the small system is continually expanded until it fulfills the project goals.

About The Author
Nick Christenson
Nick Christenson is an independent consultant with expertise in open source, information security and risk management, and Internet services. His specialty is in bottom-up deployment of scalable Internet services. Among other organizations, he has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, EarthLink Network, and Sendmail. Mr. Christenson has written numerous papers and articles, mostly focusing on the deployment of scalable Internet services, and… Read More
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