Essentials of Software Project Management, second edition

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Leading-edge Project Management Strategies for Software Projects!

Traditional project management rules do not apply in the software world. Software projects tend to operate in a state of crisis more so than other project types. Accordingly, Essentials of Software Project Management, second edition provides guidance for planning and managing a software project, as well as critical advice for regaining control of a project that has been overwhelmed by events. The latest edition of this valuable project management resource will help you:

-Create a comprehensive and effective project plan
-Recognize the early warnings that a software project is heading off track so you can redirect it
-Gather the right people and tools to ensure project success
-Plan, track, and control a software project at each critical stage
-Manage software defects to deliver products that meet or exceed quality objectives
-Conduct software reviews, walkthroughs, and inspections to spot problems before they turn into crises
-Develop complex systems and manage testing of COTS-intensive systems
-Implement quality frameworks and international standards
-Recover software projects that are suffering from lack of control

Essentials of Software Project Management, second edition provides real-world strategies to ensure your software projects are ultimately more organized and less frantic!

Contents

Chapter 1: Project Management in the Software Development Environment
Chapter 2: Selecting the Best Processes
Chapter 3: Developing Plans
Chapter 4: Product Management
Chapter 5: Product Quality Management
Chapter 6: Acquisition Management
Chapter 7: Process Management
Chapter 8: Iterative Estimation and Development of Complex Systems
Chapter 9: Managing Defects Using Diagnostic Software Architectures
Chapter 10: Managing Testing of COTS-Intensive Systems
Chapter 11: Implementing Quality Frameworks and International Standards
Chapter 12: Diagnosing Project Control Effectiveness
Chapter 13: External Software Capability Audits
Chapter 14: Recovering Projects from Insufficient Control
Chapter 15: Recovering Projects from Excessive Control
Chapter 16: Recovering Projects from Inappropriate Control
Chapter 17: Sustaining the Recovery
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