Full name: Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules

Author: Steve McConnell Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Computer Science, Programming, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781556159008

A fundamental software engineering project management guide based on the practical requirements of "Taming Wild Software Schedules". Emphasizes possible, realistic and "best practice" approaches for managers, technical leads and self-managed teams. The author emphasizes efficient development concepts with an examination of rapid development strategies and a study of classic mistakes, within the context of software-development fundamentals and risk management. Dissects the core issues of rapid development, lifecycle planning, estimation and scheduling. Contains very good and practical discussions of customer-oriented development, motivation and teamwork. Explains such fundamental requirements as team structure, feature-set control (the dreaded feature creep in every project), availability and use of productivity tools and project recovery options. Relevant case studies are analyzed and discussed within the context of specific software development problems. Over 200 pages in this publication are devoted to a summary of best practices, everything from the daily build and smoke test, through prototyping, model selection, measurement, reuse, and the top-10 risks list. This publication is definitely recommended and will become a classic in the field, just as the author's prior publication, "Code Complete" already is. Similar books: Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell Debugging the Development Process by Steve Maguire Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering by Robert L. Glass Dynamics of Software Development by Jim McCarthy Death march by Edward Yourdon Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky Software Requirements by Karl Wiegers Code Complete by Steve McConnell The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell The Adventurous Eaters Club by Misha Collins The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton The Simple Path to Wealth by J. L. Collins Firefly by Joss Whedon Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe Refactoring by Martin Fowler Effective Java by Joshua Bloch Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe