July 2013
Intermediate to advanced
328 pages
7h 31m
English
book
Software Endgames: Eliminating Defects, Controlling Change, and the Countdown to On-Time Delivery
by Robert Galen
Overview
This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright
© 2005).
Take Control of Your Project in the Final Stage of Software Development
In software development, projects are won or lost during the project endgame—that final stage of software development between release for testing and release to customers.
Software Endgames: Eliminating Defects, Controlling Change, and the Countdown to On-Time Delivery presents the core strategies for delivering working software to your customers. Focusing solely on the endgame, the book provides hard-won, hands-on strategies and practices for delivering real value.
In the endgame, effective management and repair of defects is crucial. Experienced project manager and consultant Robert Galen shows readers how to conduct effective defect triage -- analyzing, understanding, and categorizing defects—in preparation for scheduling repairs. Readers will learn how to transform the endgame from a time of rampant defects and utter chaos into a time of focused repairs, effective teamwork, and change management. You'll set release criteria, establish endgame release plans, and utilize a variety of change reduction and endgame management techniques.
Topics include
developing various forms of release criteria and leveraging them to guide your teams' efforts
strategies for reducing the rate of change
change control and triage techniques that lead to efficient and effective defect repair decisions
alternative methods of defect repair for decision-making flexibility
setting up a defect-tracking system, managing defects and gathering standard metrics for endgame defect trending
techniques for repair planning and efficiency
agile extensions -- how to apply these techniques to agile projects
how to "mine" your endgames for overall software development improvements
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