Software project survival guide: [how to be sureyour first important project isn't your last] / by Steve McConnell

McConnell, Steve

ISBN 10: 1572316217 / ISBN 13: 9781572316218

Published by Redmond, Wash: Microsoft Press, 1998

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Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xi, 288 pages; 24 cm. Contents: pt. 1. Survival mind-set -- pt. 2. Survival preparations -- pt. 3. Succeeding by stages -- pt. 4. Mission accomplished. Welcome to Software Project Survival Training -- Software Project Survival Test -- Survival Concepts -- Survival Skills -- The Successful Project at a Glance -- Hitting a Moving Target -- Preliminary Planning -- Requirements Development -- Quality Assurance -- Architecture -- Final Preparations -- Beginning-of-Stage Planning -- Detailed Design -- Construction -- System Testing -- Software Release -- End-of-Stage Wrap-Up -- Project History -- Survival Crib Notes. Subjects: Computer software Development Management. Software engineering Management. Computers. IT. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 351109

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Title: Software project survival guide: [how to be ...

Publisher: Redmond, Wash: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

Equip yourself with SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE. It's for everyone with a stake in the outcome of a development project--and especially for those without formal software project management training. That includes top managers, executives, clients, investors, end-user representatives, project managers, and technical leads.

Here you'll find guidance from the acclaimed author of the classics CODE COMPLETE and RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Steve McConnell draws on solid research and a career's worth of hard-won experience to map the surest path to your goal--what he calls "one specific approach to software development that works pretty well most of the time for most projects." Nineteen chapters in four sections cover the concepts and strategies you need for mastering the development process, including planning, design, management, quality assurance, testing, and archiving. For newcomers and seasoned project managers alike, SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE draws on a vast store of techniques to create an elegantly simplified and reliable framework for project management success.

So don't worry about wandering among complex sets of project management techniques that require years to sort out and master. SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE goes straight to the heart of the matter to help your projects succeed. And that makes it a required addition to every professional's bookshelf.

About the Author:

Steve McConnell is recognized as one of the premier authors and voices in the development community. He is Chief Software Engineer of Construx Software and was the lead developer of Construx Estimate and of SPC Estimate Professional, winner of Software Development magazine's Productivity Award. He is the author of several books, including Code Complete and Rapid Development, both honored with Software Development magazine's Jolt Award.