Software Management by Donald J. Reifer

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This Seventh Edition of Donald Reifer's popular, bestselling tutorial summarizes what software project managers need to know to be successful on the job. The text provides pointers and approaches to deal with the issues, challenges, and experiences that shape their thoughts and performance. To accomplish its goals, the volume explores recent advances in dissimilar fields such as management theory, acquisition management, globalization, knowledge management, licensing, motivation theory, show more process improvement, organization dynamics, subcontract management, and technology transfer.Software Management provides software managers at all levels of the organization with the information they need to know to develop their software engineering management strategies for now and the future. The book provides insight into management tools and techniques that work in practice. It also provides sufficient instructional materials to serve as a text for a course in software management.This new edition achieves a balance between theory and practical experience. Reifer systematically addresses the skills, knowledge, and abilities that software managers, at any level of experience, need to have to practice their profession effectively.This book contains original articles by leaders in the software management field written specifically for this tutorial, as well as a collection of applicable reprints. About forty percent of the material in this edition has been produced specifically for the tutorial. Contents:. Introduction. Life Cycle Models. Process Improvement. Project Management. Planning Fundamentals. Software Estimating. Organizing for Success. Staffing Essentials. Direction Advice. Visibility and Control. Software Risk Management. Metrics and Measurement. Acquisition Management. Emerging Management Topics"The challenges faced by software project managers are the gap between what the customers can envision and the reality on the ground and how to deal with the risks associated with this gap in delivering a product that meets requirements on time and schedule at the target costs. This tutorial hits the mark by providing project managers, practitioners, and educators with source materials on how project managers can effectively deal with this risk."-Dr. Kenneth E. Nidiffer, Systems & Software Consortium, Inc."The volume has evolved into a solid set of foundation works for anyone trying to practice software management in a world that is increasingly dependent on software release quality, timeliness, and productivity."-Walker Royce, Vice President, IBM Software Services-Rational. show less

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aethercowboy 605 reviews

If you ever need a book that will teach you ALL about Software Management and at the same time test your vision, this is the book for you.

Comprised of a collection of articles, some stripped from IEEE publications, some from other tech periodicals (even from the days of tech yore), and some written specially for the book, all pertaining to the subject of the section at hand, Software Management touches on just about ever facet of software management, including topics such as requirements management, project management, and my personal favorite, configuration management.

This is probably not the best book for learning software management, but it sure covers a wide range of topics. Perhaps this would be a good place to start, and the show more recommended reading section for the chapters that interest you would be better places to go.

Recommended as a smorgasbord for those interested in software management, but make sure your eyes are in good condition, as some of the articles have super tiny fontsizes! show less

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Jan 12, 2009

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