Software Project Secrets

Why Software Projects Fail

By: George Stepanek

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Hardcover | 24 July 2010

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* No other writer on the popular topic of Agile methods and software development methods has identified project management's best practices as a cause of software project failure. The analysis clearly shows how these best practices can create problems for software development projects.

* The book assumes no technical knowledge, and is accessible to businesspeople-project managers, executives and customers-who may know nothing about software development. This book is geared towards a wide group of IT professionals and decision makers working in 2005.

* This book is not just theoretical. The detailed case studies included make the material come to life. They illustrate how methodology choices influence the success or failure of software development projects.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Software Engineering Computer Hardware Maintenance & Repairs Computer Science Systems Analysis & Design Business & Management Management & Management Techniques

About the Author	p. xiii
About the technical Reviewer	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Why Software Projects Fail
Introduction	p. 3
Why Software is Different	p. 7
Software Is Complex	p. 8
Software Is Abstract	p. 10
Requirements Are Incomplete	p. 11
Technology Changes Rapidly	p. 12
Best Practices Are Not Mature	p. 13
Technology Is a Vast Domain	p. 15
Technology Experience Is Incomplete	p. 16
Software Development Is Research	p. 16
Repetitive Work Is Automated	p. 18
Construction Is Actually Design	p. 19
Change Is Considered Easy	p. 20
Change Is Inevitable	p. 21
Summary	p. 22
Project Management Assumptions	p. 23
Hidden Assumptions	p. 24
The PMBOK	p. 24
Scope Management	p. 25
When Should Scope Definition Occur?	p. 27
Time Management	p. 28
Activity Definition	p. 28
Activity Sequencing	p. 30
Activity Duration Estimating	p. 34
Schedule Development	p. 36
Cost Management	p. 37
Resource Planning	p. 38
Software Documentation	p. 39
Developer Productivity	p. 42
Cost Estimating	p. 43
Quality Management	p. 44
Metrics	p. 44
Checklists	p. 45
Risk Management	p. 45
Risk Acceptance	p. 46
Risk Transference	p. 47
Risk Avoidance	p. 48
Risk Mitigation	p. 48
Summary	p. 49
Case Study: The Billing System Project	p. 51
Requirements	p. 51
Planning	p. 52
Design	p. 54
Construction	p. 54
Coding	p. 55
Integration	p. 55
Testing	p. 57
Death March	p. 58
Aftermath	p. 59
Summary	p. 60
...And How to Make Them Succeed
The New Agile Methodologies	p. 65
Selected Methodologies	p. 66
Other Agile Methodologies	p. 66
Crystal	p. 67
Frequent Delivery	p. 68
Reflective Improvement	p. 69
Close or Osmotic Communication	p. 70
Personal Safety	p. 71
Focus	p. 72
Easy Access to Expert Users	p. 72
Technical Environment with Automated Tests, Configuration Management, and Frequent Integration	p. 73
Using Crystal	p. 74
Extreme Programming	p. 75
The Planning Game	p. 76
Testing	p. 77
Pair Programming	p. 78
Refactoring	p. 78
Simple Design	p. 79
Collective Code Ownership	p. 80
Continuous Integration	p. 80
On-Site Customer	p. 81
Small Releases	p. 81
40-Hour Week	p. 81
Coding Standards	p. 82
System Metaphor	p. 82
Using XP	p. 83
The Rational Unified Process	p. 84
Phases	p. 86
Iterations	p. 87
Roles	p. 87
Artifacts	p. 87
Activities and Workflows	p. 88
Process Configuration	p. 88
Use Case-Driven Development	p. 89
Visual Modeling	p. 89
Using RUP	p. 90
Mitigating Risks with Agility	p. 91
Incomplete Requirements and Scope Changes	p. 91
Tools and Technologies Don't Work As Expected	p. 92
Developers Lack Skills and Expertise	p. 92
The New Software Has Defects and Requires Rework	p. 92
Project Staff Turnover	p. 93
Summary	p. 94
Budgeting Agile Projects	p. 97
Budgeting for Software Development	p. 98
Continuous Development	p. 100
On-Demand Programming	p. 101
SWAT Teams	p. 102
Subteam Encapsulation	p. 104
Feature Trade-off	p. 106
Triage	p. 106
Scoping Studies	p. 108
Combining These Techniques	p. 109
Major Legacy System	p. 110
Minor Legacy Application	p. 110
Major New System	p. 111
Minor New Application	p. 112
Agile Offshore Outsourcing	p. 112
Summary	p. 114
Case Study: The Billing System Revisited	p. 115
Methodology	p. 115
Inception	p. 116
Scoping Study	p. 117
Project Planning Meeting	p. 118
Elaboration	p. 121
Review Meeting	p. 122
Construction	p. 123
Construction Iteration 5	p. 124
Transition	p. 126
Deployment	p. 126
Aftermath	p. 127
Summary	p. 128
Afterword	p. 131
The Agile Manifesto	p. 133
Manifesto for Agile Software Development	p. 133
Glossary	p. 135
Bibliography	p. 143
Index	p. 151
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