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Software Project Survival Guide: How to be Sure Your First Important Project isn't Your Last (Pro -- Best Practices) (Paperback)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: MICROSOFT PRESS (1 Oct 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1572316217
ISBN-13: 978-1572316218
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential & Brilliant, 22 Jun 2001

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If anyone out there is managing an IT project and hasn't read this book stop now and go and buy and read this book. You will save yourself far more time than it will take you to read it.

This must be the only IT book I have read form cover to cover. I got through the whole book in a couple of days it gripped me like an novel. The book is just packed with practical advice on how to run a project. But its not just hints and tips but a whole approach - a survival mindset to get you through the project. If everyone followed the advice in this book very few IT projects would fail.

Want one example? Binary Milestones i.e. something is either done or it isn't none of this 'we are 90% done' any one who has worked on a real software project knows these sort statistics are meaningless.

Stop reading this and go and buy the book - by IT standards it is cheap and the best value for money you will ever get out of an IT book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Project Management 'Guide', 9 Nov 1997

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Practical, insightful, and most important, readable. Should be required reading for anyone involved in the development of software. Not what I would say about most books taking on the subject of Software Project Management, but then, this is no ordinary book. I will recommend this to all of my clients, developers, QA personnel, and especially, project managers. Exactly what this industry needs, a concise guide to the best practices in software development.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect addition to McConnell's trilogy, 22 Jan 1998

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McConnell's released books on good construction practises, and good development practices. Now he finishes the circle with a book on good management practices. McConnell has a very good way of integrating the thoughts of many prominent industry gurus into a readible comprehensive format. His talent is to recognize the best ways that improve people as software workers. The thoughts and techniques from his previous work, Rapid Development, were excellent, and it is "the Software Project Survival Guide" that puts those techniques into concrete perspective. He concentrates on only a few of his published techniques, those that are most tried and true, but also provides a framework well suited to young and upcoming technical students hoping to become managers. (Like myself 8-D) A great companion to this book is Tom Demarco's "The Deadline", as it adds the human-element of managing projects that sometimes seems missing from McConnell's book. This is not to the detriment of McConnell's work, it is just that his approach is different. McConnell's books are readible, interesting, and are the _best_ comprehensive books on improving yourself as a software worker. He's the guru of the 90's.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide to manage a IT project
Even though the focus is on the staged delivery method, anyone taking part or managing a project can benefit from reading this book, it's easy to read and is full of practical... Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars A load of Waffle & NOT PRACTICAL
I found this book of little practical use and very much at an introductory level. An overview for the beginner which does not even mention RUP nor any other methodology. Read more

Published on 5 April 2002 by N. K. Ohannain

2.0 out of 5 stars A dangerous book, if used in isolation!
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I've always regarded people who can read these types of books as a bit sad! I borrowed a copy from my company library on Friday and managed to read it, cover to cover, during the... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and practical!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasic overview for all Software-related people
Read this, if no other software books. This was the first software/technical book that actually held my interest until the end. Read more

Published on 24 Jul 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Attended Seminar, Read Book, not disappointed.
I had attended a weeks project leader training but felt it was not enough. I attended a MS seminar where Steve McConnell was speaking and ordered the book as soon as I returned... Read more

Published on 24 Jan 2000 by etheri

4.0 out of 5 stars What everyone knows, but never follows
This book does an excellent job of pointing out items that every project should cover. The examples are limited, but it gives you a great starting point to assess your project... Read more

Published on 8 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone in the industry should own this book!
It does not get much better than this. Very practical and right on target. If you want your next software project to actually be on-time, on-budget, and exceed user expectation,... Read more

Published on 4 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A must-have
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