Managing and leading software projects /
Richard E. (Dick) Fairley.
- 1 PDF (xvii, 492 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Process models for software development -- Establishing project foundations -- Plans and planning -- Project planning techniques -- Estimation techniques -- Measuring and controlling work products -- Measuring and controlling work processes -- Managing project risk -- Teams, teamwork, motivation, leadership, and communication -- Organizational issues.
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The book is organized around basic principles of software project management: planning and estimating, measuring and controlling, leading and communicating, and managing risk.; Introduces software development methods, from traditional (hacking, requirements to code, and waterfall) to iterative (incremental build, evolutionary, agile, and spiral).; Illustrates and emphasizes tailoring the development process to each project, with a foundation in the fundamentals that are true for all development methods.; Topics such as the WBS, estimation, schedule networks, organizing the project team, and pe.