Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.10684
EAN num: 9780471393399
ISBN number: 0471393398
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 496
Printing Date: October 06, 2000
Publishing house: Wiley
Sale Popularity Level: 1350504
Studio: Wiley
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The best techniques and guidelines to deliver IT projects on schedule and within budget With all the pitfalls and cost overruns that can cause a software project to come in late and over budget, managers must know the best practices in the field and how to implement them. This comprehensive guide provides you with all the tools you'll need to deliver successful IT projects, including proven techniques, guidelines, and checklists. The hands-on tutorial will teach you how to implement these techniques using Microsoft Project 2000. Armed with this book, you'll be able to build software that meets user requirements. Inside, you'll find a survival framework that shows you how to achieve the best possible results with your project. the framework presents all the methods, tools, and approaches for you to consider when implementing projects. You will also be introduced to the Iterative Project Development Methodology (IPDM), which you can use on a broad range of projects, including n-tier architecture, legacy applications, open systems, Web-based applications, and e-business solutions.
Whether you are managing small, or large projects, this book will help you:
* Get the necessary support from senior management for a project
* Plan and schedule projects
* Learn the best way to organize staff for a project
* Discover why a project can succeed or fail
* Avoid common pitfalls by using sound project management methodologies
* Manage projects in an outsourcing environment
* Implement the best practices using Microsoft Project 2000
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This is an all rounded book, from the conceptual to the hands-on practical level. It can ne used as a text book, cook book or "creating ideas" book with appeal to the student, to the neophyte as well as the seasoned project manager.
I found the material well distributed and balanced ; epecially liked the concept of IPDM (iterative project development methodology) and the chapter on outsourcing; the survey results give it more authenticity.
The Microsoft chapters and the templates are also very useful.
I would have liked the templates to be more unified, perhaps tying back with the concepts of phase/activity/task.
Highly recommended as a very good book on project management.
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This text is a good resource for educators, students, and IT professionals. So regardless of whether the reader is a novice, academic, or practioner he or she will find it useful. It is well written, and the topics are presented with clarity. The sequence of the topics and overall format of the content is presented in a structured manner and builds on concepts that were discussed previously. This text incorporates teaching and learning techniques that make it appropriate for class room use. The supplementary materials provide readers with opportunities to apply the techniques described in the book.
The introduction of the Iterative Project Development Methodology (IPDM) outlined in this book will update the knowledge and skills of IT professionals whose projects may include n-tier architecture, legacy applications, open systems, Web-based applications, and e-business solutions. In addition to the wide array of methods, tools and approaches presented, I found the discusion on the pitfalls and cost overruns of software projects particularly insightful. Understanding the factors that cause these projects to fail is crucial to assessing the risk factors which are related to specific projects. The authors point out the sources of pitfalls associated with software projects, they explain how such pitfalls can be avoided by the implementation of current project management methodologies. This approach justifies the need for implementing best practices using Microsoft Project 2000.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of software project management, it is an excellent resource.
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I am coming back to Microsoft project after many years and found this to be a useful guide to develop a comfort level with this software quickly. The book also describes software management methodology, and describes software managment prcatices that can be applied to development projects especially in a business environment.
The Hands-on tutorial and practioner oriented templates were clearly explained and exercised the most useful and important features of Microsoft's Project.
I recommend this for software project managers, business analysts, or CIO's that have project management experience but have not used software based Project management tools before.
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A great reference book for all practicing PMs. You can pick up some excellent tips on managing software development projects.
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This is a very useful overview of project management process(es). My only complaint is that it doesn't got into enough detail on some of the documents you need to produce. The samples on their website aren't particularly useful, either. One other gripe is that the target audience seems to be employees of companies who run multiple projects, rather than consultant-types like me.
I gave it 4 stars because, in spite of my complaints, this is a very readable book, and serves as an excellent introduction.
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