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(More customer reviews)There are lots of books on software project management. Why this one and who is the audience? "Mastering Software Project Management" is an attempt to provide coverage of all the major topics that must be addressed in managing a software development project. In terms of the overall lifecycle the timeframe extends from proposal an initiation though the development and ends with ideas for project closeout. No topic is treated with a great deal of depth but certainly all the standard topics are addressed and basic advice is provided.The authors include a number of templates and there is some additional online material.
Project management is such a large topic that a single book cannot really claim to cover it all. This book introduces a large number of topics but does not cover a lot of detail. The book is more intended for people who are new to project management. This book would be a valuable text to use in conjunction with a training program for new project managers. It seems worthwhile to use the book to frame discussions and try example templates.
I liked, for example, the material on configuration management (CM). As a developer it sometimes feels like CM represents extra work that doesn't really help get the job done. As a project manager, you learn that CM is absolutely necessary. Here there are specific suggestions about configuration planning and reporting with sample tables for collecting CM data. There are also suggestions about how the PM can use the data. While the PM may not do this work himself, he must know that it is performed and the data CM provides is a very useful indicator of progress and problem with the product.
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Product Description:
Written from the standpoint of a project manager working in a software development organization, this unique guide explains software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management. It provides all the guidance, best practices, tools and techniques needed to master software project management and achieve superior results.
Key Features:
--Presents best practices and pitfalls to avoid for nearly every topic discussed
--Details management of work, configuration, quality management, productivity, team morale and expectations management of the project team, functional management, senior leadership and customers
--Covers all facets of planning (project management, induction training, and deployment) and every aspect of project control
--Explains decision-making concepts from the perspective of software project managers and includes all the tools and techniques needed for making quantitative decisions
--WAV offers downloadable software project planning templates, a demo version of a collaborative software project management tool (PMPal), a tool useful for test effort estimations and test case design (TestPal); and a personal effectiveness tool (PET), available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com
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