- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: A Butterworth-Heinemann Title; annotated edition edition (4 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075062230X
- ISBN-13: 978-0750622301
- Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 18.8 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,654,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A staggering proportion of software development projects fail. This book is the perfect comfort blanket for anyone who has just been promoted to running a small software development team and doesn't want their project to be one of the failures. This guide is worthy of any new project manager's attention.' - PC Magazine, August 1995
'Overall the book is comprehensive, easy to read and informative in an enjoyable way. You will find this book valuable if you are steering a project for the first time.' - I T for Local Government, July 1995
'...a well-structured, pragmatic handbook supported by an intelligently annotated bibliography.' - Project, July 1995
'Overall the book is comprehensive, easy to read and informative in an enjoyable way. You will find this book valuable if you are steering a project for the first time.' - I T for Local Government, July 1995
'...a well-structured, pragmatic handbook supported by an intelligently annotated bibliography.' - Project, July 1995
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Managing a computer project is a complex process: There are lots of deliverables to produce, plans and budgets to satisfy and different people to report to. Once you've analysed, designed and built (or bought) the system you have to make sure it's
properly tested, documented and settled into the live environment. This can seem like a maze to the inexperienced project manager, or even the experienced one. This book is a practical guide for all project managers.
* Will enable managers to manage and build better systems on time and within budget
* Packed with examples, hints and tips
* Contains many Q&A sessions, indicating common questions and answers found by experienced project managers
properly tested, documented and settled into the live environment. This can seem like a maze to the inexperienced project manager, or even the experienced one. This book is a practical guide for all project managers.
* Will enable managers to manage and build better systems on time and within budget
* Packed with examples, hints and tips
* Contains many Q&A sessions, indicating common questions and answers found by experienced project managers
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you are a practicing or wannabe Project Manager this book is the best friend you never knew you had.
In an accessible, chatty, but never patronising fashion, Johnston takes the reader through the fundamentals of good project management without swamping him or her with fatuous detail or tedious war stories. A comprehensive bibliography enables the reader to fill in the gaps for himself, but in truth Johnston's words of wisdom probably represent about 80% of what you can ever hope to learn about IT project management from a text book.
If there is a cheaper, quicker way to learn the basics of IT project management then I ain't found it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If like me, you are just starting out in this field, or find yourself recently put in charge of a development team and you're looking for some good commonsense advise, then this is a good place to start.
AJ has written this in an accessible and entertaining style. Where jargon is used he has explained it with clarity. He starts by covering the essential art of building a team, following in-house standards, planning and estimating and alerts you to pitfalls that often catch out even the most seasoned project manager.
As the title may suggest, this book won't teach you to become Project Manager but it will start you off thinking like one and you will find it a valuable reference as you step through your first project or so. To get the maximum benefit, go cover-to-cover but you can dip in and pull out what you need to know very quickly and the recommended further reading section is an excellent 'where do I go from here?'
If you're just starting out in the world of Project Management, make this the first book on your bookshelf!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A superb book that gives the ABCs of mgmt of s/w projects.
24 Aug 1998
Format:Paperback
An excellent book on how to manage complex computer software projects. The book gives the complex steps in easy to follow manner and not only tells you what to do but why and how to do it. An essential tool for any budding Project Leader and/or Project Manager. Even ISO9000 certified companies will find such a book a mandatory weapon in their armoury for tackling issues related to project management.
Too general....
30 Jan 2004
Format:Paperback
Can't really get any useful information out of this book. For example, has chapters on design, and systems integration. Being a hacker (the target group), I know more about this than the book does. The book however does not really tell how to manage these issues, which is what the book was supposed to be doing in the first place....(book about pm, not about design).
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