Quality Software Project Management by Donald Shafer, Linda Shafer and Robert Futrell (2002, Paperback)

Key Details
Author:	Linda Shafer, Robert Futrell, Donald Shafer
Language:	English
Publisher:	Prentice Hall
Series:	Software Quality Institute Series
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0130912972
ISBN-13:	9780130912978

Size
Length:	1638 pages
Thickness:	2.2 in
Weight:	80.8 oz

Publisher's Note

The practical handbook of software project management-by practitioners, for practitioners!

Quality Software Project Management is the practical, start-to-finish project management resource for every software professional-experienced managers and developers moving into leadership roles. Drawing on best practices identified at The University of Texas at Austin Software Quality Institute's successful Software Project Management Certificate Program, it identifies 34 key competencies every project manager can use to minimize cost, risk, and time-to-market. Written by leading practitioners, it addresses all three pillars of any successful software venture: process, project, and people.

• Integrates best practices from the fields of quality, software engineering, and project management
• Shows how to tailor best practices to the unique requirements of your projects
• Covers the entire project lifecycle: planning, initiation, execution, monitoring/control, and closing
• Illuminates its techniques with real-world software management case studies
• Offers a solid foundation for pursuing advanced certifications such as the Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP(r)) and the American Society for Quality's Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)

Endorsed by the Software Quality Institute (SQI), Quality Software Project Management teaches skills you can use right now to drive maximum business value in any project-large or small.

Contains practical checklists, templates, and forms-all downloadable from the book's companion Web site

Practical checklists, templates, forms-all downloadable from the book's companion Web Site: http://stealthis.athensgroup.com/QSPM

Written for software developers preparing to become project managers, this book presents the product development techniques, project management skills, and people management skills necessary to manage a software project. The authors focus on the concept of the software life cycle to represent the sequence of events that occur in software development, and describe several software life cycle models from which a project manager may choose. Topics include estimating duration and cost, defining the software requirement specification, and selecting the project team. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)