Politics Oriented Software Development paints a clear picture of how political forces play in software development and how people can consciously jeopardize a product even though they may be directly involved in its development.

If you haven’t read it yet, it’s high time you read it. Time and again, I have been reminded of the truthfulness in this article. Even though the article mentions software development, it’s true for every industry where the work is done as projects.

Whether a Startup or a large company, most people always put short term personal gains (which includes ego boost) over long term project viability. The sooner we understand and accept it, the better it is.

Isn’t there any hope? Well, no and yes. No because people will not change. Yes because now that you know how software development really works, you can figure out what kind of influence will work and what kind will not work.