Synopses & Reviews
An ordered collection of learning points from past software projects. Details potential barriers to success; explains how to preempt problems and how to correct mistakes. Uses examples from actual software projects to illustrate a range of poor, satisfactory and successful endeavors. Lessons learned on these past projects are then identified and used to build a profile of the healthy project. Comprehensive appendices cover quality management systems, useful product measures and process improvement.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-194) and index.
Table of Contents
The Healthy Software Project.
What's so Different About Software?.
The Good, the Bad and the Average.
Symptoms.
The Medicine Chest.
Kill or Cure.
Recovery and Continued Health.
The Well Project Clinic.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.