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I've been assigned to work on a new Java development project. I have a
few years Java development experience but in another organisation. I
think I have started to become institutionalised and have lost my
ability to judge. Please help! We are building for us at least, a large
and complex system spanning 9 months. This is how the project team is
being organised, does it sound sensible?
2 managers ( no Java experience, limited software dev management
experience. One is a system support officer, the other a hands-off
general IT manager )
2 "consultants" ( myself and another with some Java experience )
1 programmer ( 2 years Access )
1 assistant programmer ( wide range of dev experience spanning 20 years
)
1 student ( some Java in college )
As a a group, the seven of us span 5 levels of management hierarchy and
any "significant decisions" i.e. buying a few books, how we organise
training involves a 6th. All capital spending has to go to a 7th level
for ratification.
Has anyone ever come across such a steep management hierarchy before
now in software development?
Can anyone point me towards any documents that address these issues and
recommend how best to organise Java projects? Or, is that too broad a
question?!!
What do you think works best, steep or flat hierarchies?
few years Java development experience but in another organisation. I
think I have started to become institutionalised and have lost my
ability to judge. Please help! We are building for us at least, a large
and complex system spanning 9 months. This is how the project team is
being organised, does it sound sensible?
2 managers ( no Java experience, limited software dev management
experience. One is a system support officer, the other a hands-off
general IT manager )
2 "consultants" ( myself and another with some Java experience )
1 programmer ( 2 years Access )
1 assistant programmer ( wide range of dev experience spanning 20 years
)
1 student ( some Java in college )
As a a group, the seven of us span 5 levels of management hierarchy and
any "significant decisions" i.e. buying a few books, how we organise
training involves a 6th. All capital spending has to go to a 7th level
for ratification.
Has anyone ever come across such a steep management hierarchy before
now in software development?
Can anyone point me towards any documents that address these issues and
recommend how best to organise Java projects? Or, is that too broad a
question?!!
What do you think works best, steep or flat hierarchies?