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Managing and leading software projects / Richard E. (Dick) Fairley

Author
Fairley, R. E. (Richard E.), 1937-
Published
Los Alamitos, CA : IEEE Computer Society, ©2009.
[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2009]
Physical Description
1 PDF (xvii, 492 pages) : illustrations
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IEEE Xplore (Online service) and Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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Contents
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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9780470405697 electronic
0470405694
9780470294550 print
9780470405734 electronic
0470405732 electronic
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Forms
Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
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