ScopeMaster (C Hammond)

Founder, entrepreneur, PM, dev. - Quality software starts with great requirements.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@ryanripley Story Points are a proxy for ideal hours, even the guys who invented them say so (Ron Jeffries). They are subjective, abused and dangerous. I recommend estimation in hours for technical tasks and COSMIC function points for user recognisable functionality.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@pipedrive
seems to be unavailable for our company, we can't log in. But to raise a support ticket, one has to be logged in - which we can't do. I've emailed support but I'm only getting AI replies to say that it's all fine - it isn't.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

This is concerning - from the departing head of Anthropic AI safety

[mrinank @MrinankSharma]

@LONEHANDER

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@flynorse May I congratulate you on your working capital generation scheme: Announce a flight, gather the cash, cancel the flight and sit on the cash for 2 months. (and make it tortuous for customers to claim a refund).

[Powering ProjeX @PoweringProjeX]

If project failure is predictable, what’s stopping us from predicting it?

Software projects don’t just overrun, they often implode. Even after decades of Agile, AI, and APIs, the failure rate of large IT projects remains stubbornly high, which is an existential risk for many organisations.

The Issue? Major programs still collapse under poor scope clarity and unrealistic optimism, costing $$$ in wasted effort and lost opportunity. Each failure isn’t just financial, it’s reputational. Lost trust, lost benefits, and lost time that can never be recovered.

The Learning? Acknowledging our rich history of failures leads us to adopting systems that can prevent it. Enter Colin Hammond, Founder of @ScopeMaster_

Every board should treat software project risk as a strategic exposure, not an operational inconvenience. But with the right systems, we can avoid scope quality and sizing issues and transform outcomes.

Projects don’t fail because people aren’t working hard enough. They fail because we don’t acknowledge the failures of the past and engage intelligent systems to prevent them.

Don't wait until you can see the failure factors forming, steer clear before they have the opportunity to strike.

🎧Tune into Powering ProjeX Episode 28: "Colin Hammond: How Scope Master is Redefining Software Project Success" to explore how scoping, sizing, and governance can flip your odds of success.

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[Powering ProjeX @PoweringProjeX]

In the latest episode of the Powering ProjeX podcast, I had the privilege of discussing AI-driven solutions for software project management with Colin Hammond, CEO of @ScopeMaster_

With over 30 years in IT, Colin highlighted how Scope Master utilizes natural language processing and the COSMIC functional sizing model to analyze requirements, detect ambiguities, and identify omissions early in the project lifecycle. This approach not only reduces rework by 20-50% but also enhances predictability in cost, schedule, and quality.

For project managers facing scope creep and estimation challenges, tools like Scope Master offer a transformative path to success.

Listen to the full episode here:
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[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@SendGridSupport Hey @sendgridsupport I have a 100% reputation but I am being assigned to a blocked sender IP address, Support claim that it's my fault, sales wont call me...I pay to increase deliverability of transaction emails, not the reduce deliverability.

[Brown Eyed Susan @smc429]

Have some numbers

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

A look at President Trump's new foray into cryptocurrency and the door it opens, critics say, to corruption on a massive scale. Keeping Them Honest.

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

"This is arguably the biggest grift in modern history": Scott Galloway, host of "The Prof G Pod" and "Pivot" podcasts, weighs in on new questions about the Trump family's cryptocurrency ventures.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@dhh @TimSweeneyEpic Yep, Incentives drives behaviour in most things.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@RadioStud_io @CustomGPT @chatprd Thanks for the mention .

[RadioStud.io @RadioStud_io]

Want to leverage #GenAI for SDLC requirement management?

Here are the use cases and the tools
https://t.co/ENHFuFqAdL

@CustomGPT @ScopeMaster_ @chatprd

#SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareDeveloper #Software

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@dhh @dhh it’s exceptional not the norm, which is why it has hit national news. This extraordinary response is rare here.

[Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦 @frontlinekit]

French senator perfectly describes the Trump situation.

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

A guy shoots Trump in the head live at a rally “protected” by the Secret Service

- No manifesto
- No cell data
- No texts
- No emails
- No interviews of parents
- No footage of his home
- No background
- No accomplices

This is the real cover-up

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@Philip_A747 @afneil The world service is one of the few voices that penetrates dangerous propaganda around the world. This protects truth, democracy and freedom worldwide. It keeps politicians on their toes and shortens wars. I’d call this good value.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@Barclaycard is providing my business with poor service, any recommendations for a credit card for small but growing businesses ?

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@erichbuhler I’m still trying to find out what it is.

[ScopeMaster (C Hammond) @ScopeMaster_]

@WoodyZuill @allenholub You might find this alternative thinking interesting https://t.co/kT0t8QXecT.