Steve McConnell

Features the best practices in the art and science of constructing software--topics include design, applying good techniques to construction, eliminating errors, planning, managing construction activities, and relating personal character to superior software. Original. (Intermediate)

Code Complete

Project managers, technical leads, and Windows programmers throughout the industry share an important concern--how to get their development schedules under control. Rapid Development addresses that concern head-on with philosophy, techniques, and tools that help shrink and control development schedules and keep projects moving. The style is friendly and conversational--and the content is impressive.

Taming Wild Software Schedules

Rapid Development

Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))

Software Estimation

Covers software estimation techniques with information on how to successfully estimate scheduling, cost, and project activities.

Demystifying the Black Art

In this comprehensive yet accessible overview for software leaders, the author presents an impactful, action-oriented prescription-covering the practical considerations needed to ensure you reap the full benefits of effective Agile

A Roadmap for Software Leaders

More Effective Agile

Microsoft Press

How to make sure your next important project isn't your last.Equip yourself with SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE. It's for everyone with a stake in the outcome of a development project--and especially for those without formal software project management training. That includes top managers, executives, clients, investors, end-user representatives, project managers, and technical leads.Here you'll find guidance from the acclaimed author of the classics CODE COMPLETE and RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Steve McConnell draws on solid research and a career's worth of hard-won experience to map the surest path to your goal--what he calls one specific approach to software development that works pretty well most of the time for most projects. Nineteen chapters in four sections cover the concepts and strategies you need for mastering the development process, including planning, design, management, quality assurance, testing, and archiving. For newcomers and seasoned project managers alike, SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE draws on a vast store of techniques to create an elegantly simplified and reliable framework for project management success.So don't worry about wandering among complex sets of project management techniques that require years to sort out and master. SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE goes straight to the heart of the matter to help your projects succeed. And that makes it a required addition to every professional's bookshelf.

Software Project Survival Guide

How to be sure your first important project isnþt your last.

Winner, Software Development Jolt Productivity Award 1999 Through A Provocative New Collection Of Essays, After The Gold Rush Examines The State Of The Industry And The Critical Developments Already In Motion That Are Shaping The Future Of Professional So

After the Gold Rush: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineering

This practical handbook of software construction is fully updated and revised with leading-edge practices and hundreds of new code samples, illustrating the art and science of constructing software.

bull; Renowned software expert Steve McConnell presents his latest thoughts on the condition of the software engineering profession bull; Helps software developers regain the sight of the big-picture reasons why their jobs matter bull; A thinking man's guide to the current state of software

Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Enhanced Careers

Professional Software Development

Get your development schedules under control and on track!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.

Steve McConnell

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