The Transformation of Corporate Control or Software Project Management for Small to Medium Sized Projects

The Transformation of Corporate Control

Author: Neil Fligstein

In this book Neil Fligstein takes issue with prevailing theories of the corporation and proposes a radically new view that has important implications for American competitiveness.

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Software Project Management for Small to Medium Sized Projects

Author: John Rakos

This title is no longer being mass-produced. It is now being printed on demand by the publisher. While this process keeps information readily available, the print quality of these books is generally that of a copier and not of a normal book. This is a copy of the original book.

Based on the method used successfully at Digital Equipment Corporation, this volume details the time-phased approach to software development for project managers working with mini- or microcomputers.

Features:

• Focuses on planning and control.
• Covers practical skills such as software estimating; a quantitative approach to risk assessment, and contingency planning; and important development tools such as prototyping, Fourth Generation Languages, and SQL.
• Explains the personal aspects of managing a project - including staffing, delegation, motivation, organization, and communication.
• Contains an integrated case study - complete with examples of each project document.

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Based on his experience at Digital Equipment Corporation, Rakos describes a simplified time-phased approach to software development projects, focused on planning, control, and risk management. The three sections cover the activities and milestones of building a project, practical skills and tools required for project management, and issues involving the project team. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

I. THE METHODOLOGY OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

1. The Seven Phases of Project Management: A Clean, Ordered Approach.
2. The Definition Phase: Understanding the User's Problem.
3. Project Planning.
4. Proposals: The First Ballpark Estimate and Schedule.
5. Negotiation and Contracts: The Legal Aspects.
6. The Analysis Phase: Detailing the Promises.
7. The Design Phase: How It All Works.
8. The Acceptance Test Plan: Agreeing to Agree.
9. The Programming Phase: Building the Pieces.
10. The Systems Test Phase: Putting It All Together.
11. The Acceptance Test Phase: Demonstration to the User — and (Hopefully) Payment.
12. The Operation Phase: The Proof of the Pudding.

II. PRACTICAL METHODS.

13. Estimating: The Weakest Link in the Chain.
14. Scheduling: Putting It All on the Calendar.
15. Prototyping: Working with a Model First.
16. Fourth Generation Languages: Developing Applications Five Times Faster.
17. Project Management Software: Planning and Controlling with a Computer.

III. PEOPLE ISSUES.

18. Organization: Who Does What and When.
19. Staffing: The Right People for the Right Task.
20. Controlling the Project by Monitoring: Management by Exception.
21. Control Using Meetings,Reviews and Reports: Communication with the Outside World.
22. Special Projects: Does the Method Still Apply?
23. Conclusions: Is It All Worth It?
Appendix: Case Study (An Example of All Project Documents).
References.
Index.