1. Common project problems From Twin Cities CFUG meeting7/10/02

2. Problems 1 • Communication – client and team • Scope creep • flexible structure to add features • Someone else’s code (or my old code!) • Bad code – logic flow, database issue, hard to read, bad variable and file name

3. Problems 2 • Undocumented code • Bad database design • Lack of separation of design and code • Lack of structures and common objects • Change things in one place • Lack reusability • Lack of standards – every one else can’t maintain

4. Problems 3 • Bugs found by client, hard to find • Is it a bug or an enhancement • Relying on memory or poor spec