Learn to initiate, develop, and implement effective, user-pleasing software projects on time and within budget. 
Here is your chance to learn software project management from a host of successful IS managers as well as three of the leading authors in the field. This one-of-a-kind handbook integrates topics that have historically been treated separately and establishes a strategic framework for project initiation, justification, and executive sponsorship. It defines the role of the project manager within the context of the organization and examines such issues as: realistic planning, why projects fail or succeed, proactive management, aligning IS and business requirements, project communication, assessing team members, and the effective use of JADs. Entertaining anecdotes and case studies document both successful and unsuccessful projects, and the responses of more than 60 top-notch IS managers to a detailed management survey supplement the extensive conclusions made by the authors. This indispensable guide: <ul>
<li>Explains the roles of key players involved in the systems development process</li> <li>Outlines a checklist of factors to consider when initiating a project</li> <li>Offers a method of measuring project success or failure</li> <li>Examines common avoidable reasons for project failure</li> <li>Introduces Interactive Project Development Methodology (IPDM)</li> <li>Provides a basic tutorial for using Microsoft Project 4 to help manage projects successfully</li> <li>Can be applied to any phase of the systems development life cycle and to both in-house and outsourced projects</li> </ul>

How to Manage a Successful Software Project: Methodologies, Techniques, Tools

Purba, Sanjiv

Sawh, David R.

Shah, Bharat

Business & Money

*A Wiley-QED Publication

Software Engineering/Software Testing 
All the proven testing strategies, tools, and techniques you need to guarantee that your applications do exactly what they're supposed to do! When it comes to software performance, your customers hate surprises. And the best way to ensure that your systems don't give them any is by implementing a rigorous, fully integrated testing regime that encompasses every phase of the software development life cycle—from design to installation, and beyond. Now, in Effective Methods for Software Testing, internationally recognized software testing expert William Perry provides you with everything you need to do just that, including: <ul>
<li>Tests for all types of software systems, including Client/Server and LANs</li> <li>Clear, step-by-step guidelines on how to establish a test approach and overall testing plan</li> <li>Proven methodologies for conducting tests quickly and efficiently</li> <li>15 testing techniques covering all phases of the development life cycle</li> <li>42 testing tools and 30 metrics</li> <li>Detailed instructions on how to seamlessly integrate the tools and techniques into the development life cycle</li> <li>Techniques for evaluating test effectiveness</li> <li>Dozens of worksheets and checklists for use during every step of the testing process</li> </ul>
Short on theory and long on nuts-and-bolts information and guidance, Effective Methods for Software Testing arms you with what you need to guarantee that your customers get what they deserve—the most usable, bug-free software possible.

Effective Methods for Software Testing

Computers & Technology

Perry, William E.

Programming

A project manager's survival guide—Tells you everything you need to know to develop software on time, within budget, and to your clients' complete satisfaction 
For every exhausted project manager, here is something that's guaranteed to save you many a sleepless night. It's a unique survival guide packed with expert advice, guidelines, and tips and tricks that make it easier than ever to develop software on schedule, within budget, and to your clients' total satisfaction. Short on theory and long on valuable nuts-and-bolts information, On Time, Within Budget schools you in proven techniques for successfully managing every aspect of the software development cycle, from cost estimate to product delivery. Organized for quick access, it routes you directly to what you need to know about: <ul>
<li>Managing projects in a client/server environment</li> <li>CASE tools</li> <li>The most common development problems and how to avoid them</li> <li>Preparing estimates and proposals and bidding for contracts</li> <li>Managing teams for maximum quality and productivity</li> <li>Managing large projects—including new techniques for subdividing them into smaller, more manageable pieces</li> <li>Working with DOD 2167, IEEE, ISO 9000, British, European, and other commonly used software development standards</li> <li>Scheduling and the project development plan—covers Gantt and PERT charts, the work breakdown structure (WBS), and other proven scheduling and planning techniques</li> </ul>
If you are struggling to produce a client/server system on schedule, without breaking the bank, this book is definitely for you.

On Time, Within Budget: Software Project Management Practices and Techniques

Bennatan, E. M.

Management & Leadership

Describes techniques essential to implement an enterprise database—a network of databases across various computing platforms. Explains how to define the enterprise data model, the principles and methodology necessary to characterize the database project environment and enterprise database projects that lead to success. Concludes with a summary of the entire database effort.

Enterprise Database in a Client/Server Environment

Gorman, Michael M.

Networking & Cloud Computing

For prototyping to be effective, prototypes must be fast and cheap. This book shows you how to accomplish these goals and presents a new method for systems requirements validation called storyboarding. Describes how to develop a series of screen displays before actual programming begins and how to use these displays to validate user requirements as well as to size the subsequent system development process.

Rapid Application Prototyping: The Storyboard Approach to User Requirements Analysis

Andriole, Stephen J.

Computer Science

A user-friendly guide explaining step-by-step what you need to know in order to connect to and use networks such as Internet. Each chapter describes how to use a different service—rlogin, telnet, rcp, rsh, tftp, ftp, e-mail and network services.

The TCP/IP Companion: A Guide for the Common User

Arick, Martin R.

This book's real strength is as an introduction to the UNIX system for beginners who want to master the C shell thoroughly before moving on to the vast array of utilities and other features that UNIX offers.

UNIX C Shell Desk Reference

Operating Systems

A systematic approach to software development from initial planning to the final software product. This handbook's organization allows you step-by-step entry into the domain of software project management. Every chapter contains a quick reference and summary. The detailed, comprehensive index provides rapid access to information.

Addresses service and repair issues in a wide range of situations in multi-vendor environments. Contains procedures for troubleshooting and upgrading computer systems and networks. Appendices include reference material from IBM, Epson, Compaq, Seagate, Wyse and other vendors not found in any other single source.

Handbook for Microcomputer Technicians

Bernstock, Peter N.

This timely, concise report explains total quality control, its adaptation from manufacturing and its application to information services including operations, systems development and end-user computing. Case studies by IS executives examine Texas Instruments' total quality culture, Motorola's Six Steps to Six Sigma and Federal Express' focus on systems availability.

Total Quality Management in Information Services

Buckland, John A.

Fowinkle, Ron

Shroyer, Les

Rice, Frederick V.

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How to Manage a Successful Software Project: Methodologies, Techniques, Tools

Effective Methods for Software Testing

On Time, Within Budget: Software Project Management Practices and Techniques

Enterprise Database in a Client/Server Environment

Rapid Application Prototyping: The Storyboard Approach to User Requirements Analysis

The TCP/IP Companion: A Guide for the Common User

UNIX C Shell Desk Reference

On Time, Within Budget: Software Project Management Practices and Techniques

Handbook for Microcomputer Technicians

Total Quality Management in Information Services