The "Experienced" Developer
The next post in the Software Development Archetypes series… Every project needs experienced people to improve the odds of succeeding. Skilled developer resources are hard to come by so you’re really
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The Skeptic
Another post in the Development Project Archetypes series… Every time that the team attempts to implement a technique, process or technology that will address a project problem and better the team’s a
The Disinterested Developer
Transitioning into the realm of developers, we continue the Development Project Archetypes series… Though you will usually see the Disinterested Developer working diligently whenever you walk by, you
The Ex-Tech Project Manager
Resuming the Development Project Archetypes series… Monday morning and the Ex-Tech PM appears on the edge of the status meeting as an observer to the team’s daily ritual. One by one the developers tel
The Front of the Magazine Architect
The next post in the archetypes series… Once a month, every month, she visits the team and blurts out “We should use/do/implement <insert technology of the month here>.” The monthly rhythm of th
The Process-Heavy PM
Another in the archetypes series… This person is one of the most feared by developers around the world. While the team is working to deliver software, he is asking them to write action reports and det
The Disenfranchised Client
Continuing the series on archetypes… Beaten down by months of missed deadlines, misunderstood requirements and repeated defects, the Disenfranchised Client has lost all faith in the team’s ability to
The Absentee Client
The next instalment in the archetypes series… When the project starts the Absentee Client engages the team just long enough to build up some velocity. As soon as he perceives some progress being made,
Ivory Tower Architect
This is a commonly known archetype in the development world. Since it’s commonly known I figure it’s a great place to start this series of posts. Sporadically swooping into meetings with the rest of
Development Project Archetypes
As part of writing our book, Kyle and I have spent some time coming up with archetypes that exist on many of the software projects that we’ve been on. Our goal is just to describe what we’ve seen so