Theory D or Theory P?

Earlier today, I came across this excellent post by Reginald Braithwaite on the management of software development.  It does a great job of explaining many of the projects I’ve worked on in my career, whether they succeeded or not.  Theory D clearly drove how I and various teammates ended up working.  The post really helped me understand part of why the two years I spent managing projects was so difficult.  I’m a Theory P guy at heart, and couldn’t pretend to be Theory D (much less actually believe it).

Braithwaite also writes a good follow up.

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