Practical project initiation : a handbook with tools
Wiegers, Karl E.
Practical project initiation : a handbook with tools - Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, ©2007. - xv, 211 pages : illustrations. - Best practices (Redmond, Wash.) .
Includes index
pt. I. Project Management Fundamentals --
1. A Project Management Primer --
2. Project Management Good Practices --
3. Just Too Much to Do --
pt. II. Preparing for Success --
4. Success Criteria Breed Success --
5. Are We There Yet? --
6. Know Your Enemy: Introduction to Risk Management --
7. Chartering a Course for Success --
8. Lessons Learned from Tool Adoption --
pt. III. Living with Reality --
9. Negotiating Achievable Commitments --
10. Saving for a Rainy Day --
11. Stop Promising Miracles --
pt. IV. Measuring What Happens --
12. A Software Metrics Primer --
13. Metrics Traps to Avoid --
pt. V. Learning Continuously --
14. Learning from Experience --
15. Looking Back, Looking Ahead.
Zero in on key project-initiation tasks-and build a solid foundation for successful software development. In this concise guide, critically-acclaimed author Karl E. Wiegers fills a void in project management literature by focusing on the activities that are essential-but often overlooked-for launching any project. Drawing on his extensive experience, Karl shares lessons learned, proven practices, and tools for getting your project off to the right start-and steering it to ultimate success. Lay a foundation for project success-discover how to: Effect.
9780735625211 0735625212 9780735646650 0735646651
Computer software -- Development -- Management.
658.404 / WIE
Practical project initiation : a handbook with tools - Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, ©2007. - xv, 211 pages : illustrations. - Best practices (Redmond, Wash.) .
Includes index
pt. I. Project Management Fundamentals --
1. A Project Management Primer --
2. Project Management Good Practices --
3. Just Too Much to Do --
pt. II. Preparing for Success --
4. Success Criteria Breed Success --
5. Are We There Yet? --
6. Know Your Enemy: Introduction to Risk Management --
7. Chartering a Course for Success --
8. Lessons Learned from Tool Adoption --
pt. III. Living with Reality --
9. Negotiating Achievable Commitments --
10. Saving for a Rainy Day --
11. Stop Promising Miracles --
pt. IV. Measuring What Happens --
12. A Software Metrics Primer --
13. Metrics Traps to Avoid --
pt. V. Learning Continuously --
14. Learning from Experience --
15. Looking Back, Looking Ahead.
Zero in on key project-initiation tasks-and build a solid foundation for successful software development. In this concise guide, critically-acclaimed author Karl E. Wiegers fills a void in project management literature by focusing on the activities that are essential-but often overlooked-for launching any project. Drawing on his extensive experience, Karl shares lessons learned, proven practices, and tools for getting your project off to the right start-and steering it to ultimate success. Lay a foundation for project success-discover how to: Effect.
9780735625211 0735625212 9780735646650 0735646651
Computer software -- Development -- Management.
658.404 / WIE