- Paperback
- Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub (October 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0072850612
- ISBN-13: 978-0072850611
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,303,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Dr. Dobb's Journal
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Targeted at managers (from the top of organizations down through technical leads), McConnell's book provides a blueprint for a successfully managed project; the postulated development effort involves "3 to 25 team members and schedules of 3 to 18 months." At 288 pages, the book could be thinner, but it's easy enough to get through. McConnell has an engaging, conversational style, with a tinge of irreverent humor -- both of which make this book easy to approach. He uses little jargon and includes a comprehensive glossary, so nontechies should find it easy enough to follow.
-- Chris Jaekl, Dr. Dobb's Journal --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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How to make sure your next important project isn't your last.
Equip yourself with SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE. It's for everyone with a stake in the outcome of a development project--and especially for those without formal software project management training. That includes top managers, executives, clients, investors, end-user representatives, project managers, and technical leads.
Here you'll find guidance from the acclaimed author of the classics CODE COMPLETE and RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Steve McConnell draws on solid research and a career's worth of hard-won experience to map the surest path to your goal--what he calls "one specific approach to software development that works pretty well most of the time for most projects." Nineteen chapters in four sections cover the concepts and strategies you need for mastering the development process, including planning, design, management, quality assurance, testing, and archiving. For newcomers and seasoned project managers alike, SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE draws on a vast store of techniques to create an elegantly simplified and reliable framework for project management success.
So don't worry about wandering among complex sets of project management techniques that require years to sort out and master. SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE goes straight to the heart of the matter to help your projects succeed. And that makes it a required addition to every professional's bookshelf.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Based on reviewing the draft, this will be a good one...,
By twduff@teleport.com (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Software Project Survival Guide (Paperback)
I had the pleasure of participating in the review process for this book over the Web. I think it will serve an important purpose in aiding non-I/S people with understanding what goes into running a software project.
The main approach that this book uses is the staged delivery model, which Steve covers in his book Rapid Development. The areas on estimating project length estimation are invaluable in explaining that you just can't pick a date out of thin air at the start of a project and then expect to be held to it for the life of the project.
I'm looking forward to seeing the published version and using it regularly in my current position.
Tom Duff
4.0 out of 5 stars
The presented methodology is good but...,
By Olivier Langlois "www.OlivierLanglois.net" (Montreal, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Software Project Survival Guide (Paperback)
will the book be convincing enough for you to adopt it?
I have not found this book very fun to read because of its very structured and academic format. I have not learned much from it as much of its content is general wisdom that anyone with many years of experience in the industry has probably seen around before. Something positive I can say about the book is that I totally adhere to the methodology explained in the book. In my software development career, I have experienced myself the benefits of applying similar software development management methodology and I have also seen the negative consequences of not following it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Intro/Refresh for PMs,
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This review is from: Software Project Survival Guide (Paperback)
I will not dive into what is either good or bad about this book. The reason I am giving 5 stars is because the book actually achieves its goal to those who read it. The reader who gave two stars has actually missed the point of the book. It is not about planning. It is about planning _and_ managing. Successful execution of the right plan is the main point of the book. Trivial things, you say? Yes, most of the concepts in the book are trivial (yet, very useful when organized nicely and in ready-to-use manner) Nevertheless, again and again I see projects that fail because of the wrong management. In fact, I would dare to say that all projects that failed in front of my eyes (and there were enough failed projects in my life) are due to mostly management issues: lack of vision, disconnection from team, "planned" overtime, unrealistic schedules due to pressure from upper management etc. Inability to recognize management problem quickly leads to catastrophic results for mid-size companies and this books may prevent this for those who care.
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