Dimensions
161 x 231 x 12mm
A lifetime of practical insights on effective software project management, from legendary software quality guru Watts S. Humphrey.
* Carefully honed and edited from Humphrey's vast collection of writings, drawing on his remarkable 60-year career as a software process innovator.
* A must-read for anyone interested in software process improvement, CMM, PSP, TSP, or other software engineering methodologies.
* Includes advice and techniques that can be applied to improve results in any project, not just software.
Over a career spanning more than 60 years, Watts S. Humphrey has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading experts in effective, high-quality software development. First as a senior manager at IBM, and later as a senior fellow at the world-renowned Software Engineering Institute, Humphrey has studied, envisioned, and created best practices for managing even the most complex and large-scale software development projects. Now, drawing on his extraordinary library of writings, Humphrey brings together the most powerful lessons and techniques he's learned about effective software project management. Readers will learn how to effectively manage team attitudes plan based on hard, historical data overcome their bosses' ill-informed notions of realistic schedules and resource commitments use ROI to say 'no' improve their own personal approaches to work make the case for process improvement combine discipline and agility even survive failure. These techniques are indispensable for every manager who must achieve superior results - whether they're responsible for delivering software or anything else.
