Evaluating Project Decisions: Case Studies In Software Engineering

DESCRIPTION

Effective decisions are crucial to the success of any software project,
but to make better decisions you need a better decision-making process.
In Evaluating Project Decisions, leading project management experts
introduce an innovative decision model that helps you tailor your
decision-making process to systematically evaluate all of your decisions
and avoud the bad choices that lead to project failure.

Using a
real-world, case study approach, the authors show how to evaluate
software project problems and situations more effectively, thoughtfully
assess your alternatives, and improve the decisions you make. Drawing on
their own extensive research and experience, the authors bridge
software engineering theory and practice, offereing guidance that is
both well-grounded and actionable. They present dozens of detailed
examples from both successful and unsuccessful projects, illustrating
what to do and what not to do.

Evaluating Project Decisions will
help you to analyze your options and ultimately make better decisions at
every stage in your project, including:

RequirementsElicitation,
description, verification, validation, negotiation, contracting, and
management over the software life cycle

EstimatesConceptual
solution design, decoposition, resource and overhead allocation,
estimate construction, and change management

PlanningDefining
objectives, policies, and scope; planning tasks, milestones, schedules,
budgets, staff and other resources; and managing projects against plans

ProductProper
product definition, development process management, QA, configuration
management, delivery, installation, training, and field service

ProcessDefining,
selecting, understanding, teaching, and measuring processes; evaluating
process performance; and process improvement or optimazation

In
addition, you will see how to evaluate decisions related to risk,
people, stakeholder expectations, and global development. Simply put,
you'll use what you learn here on every project, in any industry,
whatever your goals, and for projects of any duration, size, or type.