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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules


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Corporate and commercial software-development teams all want solutions for one important problem―how to get their high-pressure development schedules under control. In RAPID DEVELOPMENT, author Steve McConnell addresses that concern head-on with overall strategies, specific best practices, and valuable tips that help shrink and control development schedules and keep projects moving. Inside, you’ll find:

A rapid-development strategy that can be applied to any project and the best practices to make that strategy work Candid discussions of great and not-so-great rapid-development practices―estimation, prototyping, forced overtime, motivation, teamwork, rapid-development languages, risk management, and many others A list of classic mistakes to avoid for rapid-development projects, including creeping requirements, shortchanged quality, and silver-bullet syndrome Case studies that vividly illustrate what can go wrong, what can go right, and how to tell which direction your project is going RAPID DEVELOPMENT is the real-world guide to more efficient applications development.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1556159005
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Microsoft Press; 1st edition (July 2, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781556159008
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1556159008
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 1.4 x 8.9 inches

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Customers find the book provides valuable information on how to leverage projects. It’s a useful reference for both managers and developers, with well-supported lessons learned and references to independent and academic studies. Readers describe the book as readable, worthwhile, and long.

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