16 Critical Software Practices 
 
Project QuickLook
 

 
Treat People as the Most Important Resource
  
  • What is the number of persons per week in each major software labor category for this project that each of the suppliers/developers plan to add to the project staff in the next six months?
     
  • What are the five most important management or technical jobs on this project? For each of these jobs, what are the three skills most important to this job? Describe the past hands-on software-development experience each of the five people in these most important jobs has in the three skills most important to their job.
     
  • What is the average number of hours of training per year that people on supplier/developer staffs for this project get in skills directly applicable to performing on this project?
     
  • Will any portion of the award fees earned on this contact be distributed among the best performers on the management and development teams of the suppliers/developers? If so, describe the portion that will be shared and the method of determining how this portion will be allocated among the staff.

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