SREcon18 Europe - The Math behind Project Scheduling, Bug Tracking, and Triage

Описание: Avery Pennarun

Many projects have poorly defined (and often overridden) priorities, hopelessly optimistic schedules, and overflowing bug trackers that are occasionally purged out of frustration in a mysterious process called "bug bankruptcy." But a few projects seem to get everything right. What's the difference? Avery collected the best advice from the best-running teams at Google, then tried to break down why that advice works—using math, psychology, an ad-hoc engineer simulator (SimSWE), and pages torn out of Agile Project Management textbooks.

We'll answer questions like:
Why are my estimates always too optimistic, no matter how pessimistic I make them?
How many engineers have to come to the project planning meetings?
Why do people work on tasks that aren't on the schedule?
What do I do when new bugs are filed faster than I can fix them?
Should I make one release with two features or two releases with one new feature each?
If my bug tracker is already a hopeless mess, how can I clean it up without going crazy or declaring bankruptcy?

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