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	<title>Comments on: Software development is risk taking</title>
	<link>http://www.changelogic.com/weblog/2006/08/07/software-development-is-risk-taking/</link>
	<description>Nonlinearities of software development</description>
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		<title>by: Changelogic weblog &#187; Agile Manifesto is a journey, not the destination</title>
		<link>http://www.changelogic.com/weblog/2006/08/07/software-development-is-risk-taking/#comment-26</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] Here the analogy ends; it’s not nearly as simple to calculate the future value of software, in fact, it’s impossible. What make it impossible are things you don’t know and cannot predict – you are not aware of the risks you’re taking nor the optimal criteria for setting your priorities. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Here the analogy ends; it’s not nearly as simple to calculate the future value of software, in fact, it’s impossible. What make it impossible are things you don’t know and cannot predict – you are not aware of the risks you’re taking nor the optimal criteria for setting your priorities. [&#8230;]
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		<title>by: Changelogic team weblog &#187; Is Refactoring Economically Justified?</title>
		<link>http://www.changelogic.com/weblog/2006/08/07/software-development-is-risk-taking/#comment-4</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] Thirdly, people are not very good at evaluating the options they have. That is not because of these people were incompetent or plain fool, but because the outcomes are often unpredictable. Even worse, they represent the kind of unpredictability where you cannot calculate your odds. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Thirdly, people are not very good at evaluating the options they have. That is not because of these people were incompetent or plain fool, but because the outcomes are often unpredictable. Even worse, they represent the kind of unpredictability where you cannot calculate your odds. [&#8230;]
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