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2002
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Journal Article
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Tracking software development project progress; Newton's second law applied to software development; a physicist looks at project progress;
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Computer Science
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http://www.ddj.com/articles/2002/0208/
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English
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103-412-099
(Last edited on
2005/01/25 11:18:17 US/Mountain)
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Progress curves for software development projects typically exhibit "S-Curve" behavior. We use simple Newtonian laws of physics to attempt to understand why. Our analysis involves taking the first and second derivatives of this curve to understand project velocity and acceleration, which tells us something about the forces acting on the project as a function of time. The analysis is extended to include multi-phase, iterative development efforts.
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