Successful Software Development (2nd Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an amazing book. Initially I was intimidated by the size of the book. But the content is so thoughtfully organized and the language so friendly that reading it was and has been a pleasure. It is reference book every software project manager must have.

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For courses in Software Engineering and Software Reliability.Successful Software Development takes a systematic approach to consistently successful software development. It proceeds from the fact that there is no one way to develop software systems and introduces a model for a mature software development process that accommodates flexibility, the Systems Engineering Environment (SEE). This model comprises two fundamental, interlocked elements: the policies and procedures that define how software development is performed and the technologies available to get the job done.

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Integrated Project Management Review

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(More customer reviews)I received the item within the promised time and in a good quality.
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This book provides users with a solid basis for managing a project and helps them prepare for dealing with managers, project customers, and the people who work with them on a project.This book serves as a useful handbook for project managers and can be used by those who receive project management assignments as part of their job as well as persons with project management titles. Topics include: Project Work Breakdown Structure and Team Recruitment, Creating the Project Gantt Chart, Budget and Cost, Project Plan Review, Project Execution, among many others. Useful for various fields including project managers, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, etc.

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Information Systems Project Management: A Process and Team Approach Review

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(More customer reviews)The quoted delivery date for this book was earlier than it's competitors to begin with and when the book itself actually arrived it was two days before the quoted day.
The book is in perfect condition, and was shipped with a proof of purchase receipt and money back guarantee.
Quality is great and the fact that they are one of few companies who ship internationally is great; However, when the book was delivered I was not home, and so they left it outside my door. I would have been disappointed had it been stolen by someone.
I would use this company again.

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For undergraduate and graduate courses in IT/IS Project Management.Information Systems Project Management operates from the assumption that organizational project management is a complex team-based activity, and that various types of technologies are an inherent part of the project management process.

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Organization Theory: A Strategic Approach (6th Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)The book I bought was represented honestly and I recieved it quickly. I would buy from this seller again!

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Clearly written and well-organized, this book takes a strategic systems approach that focuses on how managers structure and operate organizations so that they are efficient and effective. With an emphasis on the decision-making processes of managers, the topics covered in this book include a brief history of organization theory; the structure and design of organizations; organizational goals and effectiveness; the global environment of organizations; managing the environment; organizational technology; organizational size, growth, and life cycles; governance and control; culture; decision making; power and politics; innovation, strategic change, and learning; and includes integrative case studies. For organizational managers and executives.

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Essentials of Accounting (10th Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)The book is required in our class of Finance as an introduction to the accounting system. It's quite easy to understand all the principles by doing the exercises yourself. And the special design of reverse printing and post tests are a big help. I had accounting class before and was often confused with debits and credits of whatever assets or liablities and equity. However, when I'm doing this book, everything is clear - there's considerable details to explain how to debit or credit any accounts. Simple introduction of non-profit organizations' financial statement also quite useful. Strongly recommended.

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"Split-page" Design: The unique format of this text enables students to study and learn with ease. All they have to do is cover the right-hand side of the page, work through the problems on the left-hand side, and then check their workbook. This method is ideal for comprehension. Essentials of Accounting, 10/e,is a self-teaching, self-paced introduction to financial accounting for active users of business data.Basic Concepts; Balance Sheet Changes: Income Measurement; Accounting Records and Systems; Revenues and Monetary Assets; Expense Measurement: The Income Statement; Inventories and Cost of Sales; Noncurrent Assets and Depreciation; Liabilities and Equities; Statement of Cash Flows; Analysis of Financial Statements; Nonprofit Financial Statements; International Financial Reporting Standards.For active users of business data who want to expand their knowledge or refresh their skills.

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Third Wave Project Management: A Handbook for Managing the Complex Information System for the 1990's Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been fortunate enough to have attended some of Rob's workshops and bought this book in 95. At the time I found it very insightful and have had great success applying it ever since. I recently re-read the book. Sadly much of what Rob saw as problems in 80's project management have remained in place in the 90's (massive projects, long timeframes with no staged delivery of change/benefits, throwing people and money - then having the plug pulled with nothing to show for $XX million spent). The technology may have changed, but what Rob is getting at in this book: Think about people, think about change, think about how to manage risk remain as relevant today as they did when first published in 93.

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This guide hands readers a new management paradigmthat stresses people-oriented values, proving how they have a greaterinfluence on the success of a project than organizational structures. The handbook emphasizes the integration ofinformation by all people involved in a project to facilitate quickcomprehension of the project, and covers a variety of aspectsincluding control issues ... management as a problem-solving process... team driven projects ... upper management involvement ... RapidApplication Planning ... management information sets ... and real-timeproject management. Ideal for software project managersand all those involved in software project development.

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The Essential Guide to Computing: The Story of Information Technology (Essential Guide Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)There is a great breadth of information presented in a very lucid fashion. The material is easy to understand, and the author adds a great sense of humor.
However, with the rapid advancements in technology, the book is a bit dated. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a gain a great breadth of knowledge in the field of Information technology, in a short period of time.

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The Complete, easy-to-understand guide to IT-now and in the future! Computers, networks, and pervasive computing Hardware, operating systems, and softwareHow networks work: LANs, WANs, and the InternetE-business, the Web, and security

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Measures For Excellence: Reliable Software On Time, Within Budget Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is somewhat mistitled -- it is more about software project estimation and management than about quality or metrics. But as the estimation practice lead for our software development group I found it insightful and valuable.
The heart of the book is an empirical function relating effort (cost), schedule, and system size, based on thousands of actual software projects. The projects cover a huge range of sizes and come from a variety of problem domains. This equation, together with a Rayleigh-distribution model of staff build-up during the construction phase of a software project, allows prediction of schedule and effort for a given system size, normalized productivity, and staffing pattern.
The value of this model is that it is shown by the authors to be applicable over a very broad range of problem domains and system sizes. It at least has a chance of modeling nonlinear effects such as the "mythical man-month" (total effort goes up fast as you increase the size of the team). And with only two free parameters (process productivity and staff-up rate) it is simple enough to be fitted to your own historical project data without a lot of re-analysis.
A lot of the book is devoted to graphical and pencil-and-paper application of the model, which is not really necessary since an implementation of the model ("Construx Estimate").
The only reason that I did not give the book five stars is that it is a bit dated -- it describes a waterfall lifecycle model, as was probably used by most of the projects in the calibration set. But I think it is still valuable as a source of quantitative guidance for software project estimation.

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This book helps you accurately measure the completion time framesfor small-to-medium software development projects, with practicaltechniques for performing software estimates, productivitymeasurements and quality forecasts. It forms a common underlyingmethodology, helping you plan the project, create a budget, and setschedules and quality standards. Throughout, the handbook answersthe management questions you've always been asking yourself aboutsoftware projects, including: How long is it going to take? ... Howmuch will it cost? ... How many people will I need? ... What is myrisk on meeting the budget? ... What is my risk on meeting theschedule? Appropriate for software engineers, developers, andmanagers.

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