Reasons For Failure
The project demonstrated a systematic failure of software engineering practices:
- Lack of a strong blueprint from the outset led to poor architectural decisions.
- Repeated changes in specification.
- Repeated turnover of management, which contributed to the specification problem.
- Micromanagement of software developers.
- The inclusion of many FBI Personnel who had little or no formal training in computer science as managers and even engineers on the project.
- Scope creep as requirements were continually added to the system even as it was falling behind schedule.
- Code bloat due to changing specifications and scope creep. At one point it was estimated the software had over 700,000 lines of code.
- Planned use of a flash cutover deployment, which made it difficult to adopt the system until it was perfected.
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