Pitfalls of Modern Software Engineering

• Attempting too much, too fast, too soon.
• Abandoning good software engineering practices.
• Adopting a technology or methodology without well-defined objectives.
• Picking the wrong horse.
• Underestimating the resistance.
• Not educating and enlisting management before the fact.
• Asking the wrong questions.
• Confusing approach with results.
• Betting the company on a given technology or methodology.
• Getting on the feature release treadmill.
• Not recognizing the politics of architecture.
• Getting religious about the technology or methodology.
• Overselling the technology or methodology.
• Confusing prototypes with finished products.
• Confusing training with skill.
• Confusing tools with principles.
• Confusing buzzwords with concepts.
• Thinking a new technology or methodology will solve all your problems.
• Thinking a new technology or methodology comes for free.
• Adopting a new technology or methodology for the wrong reason.

Reference: http://bfwa.com/pitfalls

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