tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34747147.post6999670711795399163..comments2016-01-06T00:43:45.007-08:00Comments on Task Coach: Project Planning for Task CoachFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326284039453250115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34747147.post-16944802139740016892010-08-20T12:33:35.694-07:002010-08-20T12:33:35.694-07:00I think you're right André, in that the Task C...I think you're right André, in that the Task Coach "project" isn't really a project. However, I don't agree that our development activities create a service: they create new features that are added to an existing product. My conclusion is that we have a form of product development that is not taking place in the context of a project. I'm not sure what to call that though. Manufacturing? Craftmanship? Anyway, maybe the SEI should reconsider whether PP and PMC really belong in the core model foundation :-)Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326284039453250115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34747147.post-77471900664863235512010-08-19T23:25:37.273-07:002010-08-19T23:25:37.273-07:00Wow Frank, a whole process area completely not imp...Wow Frank, a whole process area completely not implemented. That sounds awful! And it even seems that your appraisal of the situation is right.<br />This made me wonder about the term "project". Is the development of Task Coach done as a project? Despite the terrible definition mess that the SEI created here, I still think of a project as "an endeavour with a clearly defined beginning and end." Task Coach development does not fit that definition. It has once started, but there is no clearly defined end stage. Not for the whole product and neither for individual releases.<br />It seems to be much more like a service. A continuously ongoing set of activities. When I interpret PP in a service environment, I tend to expect some form of stochastical planning. How many people are available - on average - to work on the tasks? Is that sufficient to achieve the expected service levels? Would that be an approach that suits your goals better?André Heijstekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050489425273983289noreply@blogger.com