Gute Entscheidungen in IT-Projekten

dpunkt.verlag (2019, in German)

IT projects are marked by numerous decisions that refer to topics as widespread as requirements priorisation, design and architecture, or team processes. Unfortunately many decisions are made in ways that are far less rational than we would hope. There are many reasons for this.

This book sets out to analyse possible causes, placing a focus on cognitive biases. It suggests a number of practical instruments that allow us to come to better decisions, alone or in teams. The book combines insights from decision theory and cognitive sciences with proven practices from IT. Most of the practices support qualitative argumentation in the decision-making process, while some will help you base a decision on quantitative information, that is, figures.

The practices presented in this book are not limited to an agile setting, but they will probably best come to fruition just there. The book therefore gives many examples of how these practices can be integrated smoothly into methods such as Scrum or Kanban.