Effective Software Project Management,9780764596360

Effective Software Project Management

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780764596360
ISBN10: 0764596365
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-03-27
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Why another book on software project management? For some time, the fields of project management, computer science, and software development have been growing rapidly and concurrently. Effective support for the enterprise demands the merging of these efforts into a coordinated discipline, one that incorporates best practices from both systems development and project management life cycles. Robert K. Wysocki creates that discipline in this book--a ready reference for professionals and consultants as well as a textbook for students of computer information systems and project management. By their very nature, software projects defy a "one size fits all" approach. In these pages you will learn to apply best-practice principles while maintaining the flexibility that's essential for successful software development. Learn how to make the planning process fit the need * Understand how and why software development must be planned on a certainty-to-uncertainty continuum * Categorize your projects on a four-quadrant model * Learn when to use each of the five SDPM strategies--Linear, Incremental, Iterative, Adaptive, and Extreme * Explore the benefits of each strategic model and what types of projects it supports best * Recognize the activities that go into the Scoping, Planning, Launching, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing phases of each strategy * Apply this knowledge to the specific projects you manage * Get a clear picture of where you are and how to get where you want to go

Author Biography

<b>ROBERT K. WYSOCKI, PHD</b>, is a veteran consultant, trainer, and information systems manager with more than 40 years in the field. He is the author of the bestselling Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme, Third Edition (Wiley) and 13 other books. His client list includes AT&amp;T, Eli Lilly &amp; Co., the Czechoslovakian government, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Table of Contents

About the Author.
Foreword.
Introduction.
PART I: THE EVOLVING STATE OF ESPM.
1. The Changing Landscape of Software Development.
2. SDPM Roadmap.
PART II: LINEAR ESPM.
3. Linear SDPM Strategy.
4. The Linear SDPM Scoping Phase.
5. The Linear SDPM Planning Phase.
6. The Linear SDPM Launching Phase.
7. The Linear SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase.
8. The Linear SDPM Closing Phase.
9. The Linear SDPM Strategy Summary.
PART III: INCREMENTAL ESPM.
10. Incremental SDPM Strategy.
11. The Incremental SDPM Scoping Phase.
12. The Incremental SDPM Planning Phase.
13. The Incremental SDPM Launching Phase.
14. The Incremental SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase.
15. The Incremental SDPM Closing Phase.
16. The Incremental SDPM Strategy Summary.
PART IV: ITERATIVE ESPM.
17. Iterative SDPM Strategy.
18. The Iterative SDPM Scoping Phase.
19. The Iterative SDPM Planning.
20. The Iterative SDPM Launching Phase. 
21. The Iterative SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase. 
22. The Iterative SDPM Closing Phase.
23. The Iterative SDPM Strategy Summary.
PART V: ADAPTIVE ESPM.
24. Adaptive SDPM Strategy.
25. The Adaptive SDPM Scoping Phase.
26. The Adaptive SDPM Planning Phase.
27. The Adaptive SDPM Launching Phase.
28. The Adaptive SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase. 
29. The Adaptive SDPM Closing Phase.
30. The Adaptive SDPM Strategy Summary.
PART VI: EXTREME ESPM.
31. Extreme SDPM Strategy.
32. The Extreme SDPM Scoping Phase.
33. The Extreme SDPM Planning Phase.
34. The Extreme SDPM Launching Phase.
35. The Extreme SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase. 
36. The Extreme SDPM Closing Phase.
37. The Extreme SDPM Strategy Summary.
PART VII: IN SUMMARY.
38. Where Are You?
39. Where Do You Want To Go and How Can You Get There?
Appendix A: What's on the Web Site.
Appendix B: Bibliography.
Appendix C: The Project Overview Statement.
Appendix D: Requirement Gathering.
Appendix E: Work Breakdown Structure.
Appendix F: Estimation.
Appendix G: The Project Network Diagram
Appendix H: The Resource Schedule.
Appendix I: Organizing the Project Team.
Appendix J: Project Performance Reporting.
Appendix K: Business Process Flow Diagramming.
Index.

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