Effective Software Project Management

ROBERT K. WYSOCKI, PHD, is a veteran consultant, trainer, and information systems manager with more than 40 years in the field. He is the author of the bestselling Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme, Third Edition (Wiley) and 13 other books. His client list includes AT&T, Eli Lilly & Co., the Czechoslovakian government, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

• Foreword xxxiIntroduction xxxiiiPart One The Evolving State of ESPM 1Chapter 1 The Changing Landscape of Software Development 3Chapter 2 SDPM Roadmap 35Part Two Linear ESPM 61Chapter 3 Linear SDPM Strategy 63Chapter 4 The Linear SDPM Scoping Phase 77Chapter 5 The Linear SDPM Planning Phase 93Chapter 6 The Linear SDPM Launching Phase 103Chapter 7 The Linear SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase 111Chapter 8 The Linear SDPM Closing Phase 121Chapter 9 The Linear SDPM Strategy Summary 127Part Three Incremental ESPM 133Chapter 10 Incremental SDPM Strategy 135Chapter 11 The Incremental SDPM Scoping Phase 145Chapter 12 The Incremental SDPM Planning Phase 157Chapter 13 The Incremental SDPM Launching Phase 169Chapter 14 The Incremental SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase 177Chapter 15 The Incremental SDPM Closing Phase 185Chapter 16 The Incremental SDPM Strategy Summary 195Part Four Iterative ESPM 201Chapter 17 Iterative SDPM Strategy 203Chapter 18 The Iterative SDPM Scoping Phase 219Chapter 19 The Iterative SDPM Planning Phase 229Chapter 20 The Iterative SDPM Launching Phase 239Chapter 21 The Iterative SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase 249Chapter 22 The Iterative SDPM Closing Phase 261Chapter 23 The Iterative SDPM Strategy Summary 273Part Five Adaptive ESPM 279Chapter 24 Adaptive SDPM Strategy 281Chapter 25 The Adaptive SDPM Scoping Phase 301Chapter 26 The Adaptive SDPM Planning Phase 309Chapter 27 The Adaptive SDPM Launching Phase 321Chapter 28 The Adaptive SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase 329Chapter 29 The Adaptive SDPM Closing Phase 339Chapter 30 The Adaptive SDPM Strategy Summary 347Part Six Extreme ESPM 353Chapter 31 Extreme SDPM Strategy 355Chapter 32 The Extreme SDPM Scoping Phase 371Chapter 33 The Extreme SDPM Planning Phase 381Chapter 34 The Extreme SDPM Launching Phase 389Chapter 35 The Extreme SDPM Monitoring and Controlling Phase 395Chapter 36 The Extreme SDPM Closing Phase 403Chapter 37 The Extreme SDPM Strategy Summary 411Part Seven In Summary 417Chapter 38 Where Are You? 419Chapter 39 Where Do You Want To Go and How Can You Get There? 449Appendix A What's on the Web Site? 461Appendix B Bibliography 463Appendix C The Project Overview Statement 473Appendix D Requirements Gathering 479Appendix E The Work Breakdown Structure 499Appendix F Estimation 511Appendix G The Project Network Diagram 519Appendix H The Resource Schedule 531Appendix I Organizing the Project Team 537Appendix J Project Performance Reporting 545Appendix K Business Process Flow Diagramming 571Index 587