3.1 Examples and Characteristics of Software Failures
There are many differences between a one-person programming effort and a large software system effort. The degree of complexities between these two approaches has caused many project managers and software engineers to realize the need to bring more discipline into the field. Another strong motivation to establish the software engineering discipline is the number of failures in software projects and defects encountered in the software products. This section will explore some of these failures.
3.1.1 Project Failures
A quick search on the Internet today for software project failures will quickly result in pages of examples. The CHAOS report, published in 1995 by the Standish Group, suggests ...
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