Software Development as a Collaborative Game

If software development was really a science, you could apply the scientific method to it. If it was really engineering, then you could apply known engineering techniques. If software development was a matter of producing models, then you could spend your money developing models.

However, it is none of those. Software development is a "game", a game of speed and cooperation within your team, in competition against other teams. It is a game against time, and a game for mind-share. You should spend your money to win that game.

Viewing software development as a game gives you better ideas on where to spend your money, how to structure your teams, and how they should allocate their efforts.