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Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed.

Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed.

by Tom Demarco, Timothy Lister

Demarco and Lister demonstrate that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. Their answers aren't easy--just incredibly successful. New second edition features eight all-new chapters. Softcover. Previous edition: c1987. DLC: Management.

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

by Kerry Patterson

Foreword by Stephen R. Covey, Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL "Most books make promises. This one delivers. These skills have not only helped us to change the culture of our company, but have also generated new techniques for working together in ways that enabled us to win the largest contract in our industry's history." --Dain M. Hancock, President, Lockheed... (more)

Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects

Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects

by Jared R. Richardson

Ship It! is a collection of tips that show the tools and techniques a successful project team has to use, and how to use them well. You'll get quick, easy-to-follow advice on modern practices: which to use, and when they should be applied. This book avoids current fashion trends and marketing hype; instead, readers find page after page of solid advice, all tried and tested in the real world. ... (more)

Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design

Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design

by Gerald M. Weinberg, Donald C. Gause

TITLE : Exploring Requirements- Quality Before DesignAUTHOR : Donald C. Gause & Gerald M. WeinbergFORMAT : Hardback BookPUBLISHER : Dorset House PublishingDATE : 1989SIZE: About 7" x 10"PAGES: 300

The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management

The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management

by Tom Demarco

"Here's a management book which is just plain fun to read. The Deadline is an innovative and entertaining story with insightful business principles for team-based project management at the end of each chapter."

Project Management Nation : Goals for the New and Practicing IT Project Manager - Guidance, Tools, Templates and Techniques that Work!

Project Management Nation : Goals for the New and Practicing IT Project Manager - Guidance, Tools, Templates and Techniques that Work!

by Jason Charvat

Universal praise for Project Management Nation "Project Management Nation is a comprehensive guide to IT project management, with no ‘stone’ unturned. The book is chock-full of PM definitions, tools, and techniques." –David Korse, President and CEO, Imark Communications Inc. Publisher, Projects@Work magazine "Project Management Nation offers IT project managers pertinent insights that they... (more)

The Mythical Man-Month

Essays on Software Engineering

by Frederick P. Brooks

No book on software project management has been so influential and so timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. Now 20 years after the publication of his book, Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. (best known as the "father of the IBM System 360") revisits his original ideas and develops new thoughts and advice both for readers familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time.

Death March, Second Edition

by Edward Yourdon

Historically, all software projects have involved a certain degree of risk and pressure -- but many of the projects in today's chaotic business environment involve such intense pressure that they are referred to colloquially as "death-march" projects -- i.e., projects whose schedules are so compressed, and/or whose budgets, or resource (people) assignments are so constrained, that the only "obvious" way to succeed... (more)

Writing Effective Use Cases

by Alistair Cockburn

(Pearson Education) An up-to-date guide to writing use cases, expanding on the classic treatments into intermediate and advanced concepts, making this guide appropriate for all skill levels. Softcover. DLC: Application software--Development.

Software Project Survival Guide (Pro -- Best Practices)

Software Project Survival Guide (Pro -- Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell

The author of the classics "Code Complete" and "Rapid Development" throws a lifeline to the industry's huge and indispensable population of rookie managers and technical leads. This book is a roadmap to how an effective software project works--understandable even for those with limited project experience.

Theory in Practice

The Art of Project Management

by Scott Berkun

In The Art of Project Management, you'll learn from a veteran manager of software and web development how to plan, manage and lead projects. This personal account of hard lessons learned over a decade of work in the industry distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice. Inspiring, funny, honest, and compelling, this is the book you and your team need to have within arms reach.... (more)

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Second Edition

The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Second Edition

by Eric Verzuh

An updated and revised edition of a bestselling guide to project management The first edition of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management sold over 100,000 copies and has been widely adopted in university courses and corporate training programs around the world. The book teaches the basic methods for defining, planning, and tracking a project, as well as techniques for leading and building strong project... (more)

Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (Pragmatic Programmers)

Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Esther Derby, Johanna Rothman

Great management is difficult to see as it occurs. It's possible to see the results of great management, but it's not easy to see how managers achieve those results. Great management happens in one-on-one meetings and with other managers---all in private. It's hard to learn management by example when you can't see it. You can learn to be a better manager---even a great manager---with this guide. You'll... (more)

The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web

The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web

by Jesse James Garrett

Smart organizations recognize that Web design is more than just creating clean code and sharp graphics. A site that really works fulfills your strategic objectives while meeting the needs of your users. Even the best content and the most sophisticated technology won't help you balance those goals without a cohesive, consistent user experience to support it. But creating the user experience can seem overwhelmingly... (more)

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