Book description
Providing the know-how to manage software projects effectively, this book supplies an accessible introduction to software project management. It begins with an overview of the fundamental techniques of project management and the technical aspects of software development. The second part of the book illustrates the technical activities of software development in a coherent process-describing how to customize this process to fit a wide range of software development scenarios. The book examines open source development practices and tools so readers can adopt best practices and get started with tools that are available for free.
Table of contents
- Preliminaries
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Author
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The Basics: Software Development Activities and Their Organization
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Chapter 3: Making IT Right: Managing Goals, Time, and Costs
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3.1 Before You Start: Assessing Value and Risks
- 3.1.1 Project Value: Aspects to Consider
- 3.1.2 Project Risks: Aspects to Consider
- 3.1.3 Techniques to Assess Value and Risks
- 3.1.4 The Project Feasibility Document
- 3.2 Formalizing the Project Goals
- 3.3 Deciding the Work
- 3.4 Estimating
- 3.5 Scheduling a Plan
- 3.6 Optimizing a Plan
- 3.7 Budgeting and Accounting
- 3.8 Project Execution
- 3.9 Project Monitoring and Control
- 3.10 Project Closing
- 3.11 An Example
- 3.12 Questions and Topics for Discussion
- References
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- Figure 3.1
- Figure 3.2
- Figure 3.3
- Figure 3.4
- Figure 3.5
- Figure 3.6
- Figure 3.7
- Figure 3.8
- Figure 3.9
- Figure 3.10
- Figure 3.11
- Figure 3.12
- Figure 3.13
- Figure 3.14
- Figure 3.15
- Figure 3.16
- Figure 3.17
- Figure 3.18
- Figure 3.19
- Figure 3.20
- Figure 3.21
- Figure 3.22
- Figure 3.23
- Figure 3.24
- Figure 3.25
- Figure 3.26
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3.1 Before You Start: Assessing Value and Risks
- Chapter 4: Making IT Better: Managing Changes, Risks, and Quality
- Chapter 5: Making IT Perfect: Managing People and Organizing Communication
- Chapter 6: Software Project Pricing
- Chapter 7: Managing Software Development Projects
- Chapter 8: Development and Management Standards
- Chapter 9: Open Source Tools for Managing Projects
Product information
- Title: Introduction to Software Project Management
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2016
- Publisher(s): Auerbach Publications
- ISBN: 9781498759731
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