Common Anti-Patterns Archives

The AntiPattern Season in Review

July 19, 2019 • Common Anti-Patterns

We have marched through 31 examples during this antipattern season. Therefore, we have enough of them to step back and look at themes, bad habits, and commonalities. While it is helpful to…

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Death By Planning – A Rigid Anti-Pattern

July 17, 2019 • Common Anti-Patterns

Death by planning is an anti-pattern that makes us look like lemmings. We make a plan, and then we follow it mindlessly. This approach can work for some projects like building a…

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The Fire Drill Anti-Pattern

July 15, 2019 • Common Anti-Patterns

The fire drill anti-pattern is one that falls on project management. While we can personally place ourselves in this sort of situation, the anti-pattern comes from planning. To be specific, it comes…

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The Throw It Over The Wall Anti-Pattern

July 12, 2019 • Common Anti-Patterns

The throw it over the wall anti-pattern is shared across a broad range of disciplines. However, it is particularly damaging to the software development process. We will focus on that discipline as…

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Analysis Paralysis – An Over-thinking Anti-Pattern

July 10, 2019 • Common Anti-Patterns

The “Analysis Paralysis” anti-pattern may be the most well known. It has a few other names. However, a search on this one will return a broad range of results. The detrimental effects…

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Mushroom Management – A Miscommunication Epidemic Anti-Pattern

July 8, 2019 • Common Anti-Patterns

The mushroom management anti-pattern is one that appears everywhere. While it can be simplified to keeping employees in the dark, there is more to it. The side effects of this anti-pattern can…

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