Software Best Practices

Glass leverages Fact 6 on this one. Because developers don't work through the learning curve of new tools they don't see the productivity gains and quick using the tool. Often this is because so many projects are schedule driven and its common for people in a stressful situation to revert back...

Software developers talk a lot about tools. They evaluate quite a few, buy a fair number, and use practically none.

Patience and evaluating the value are key for me. So often projects, or milestones, are totally focused on schedule. If the tool doesn't decrease time or increase the amount of features in a release right away then people still work the old way if they can. The never really get in depth experience...