Software Project Management for Small to Medium Sized Projects
John J. Rakos · 1990
I. THE METHODOLOGY OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 1. The Seven Phases of Project Management: A Clean, Ordered Approach. 2. The Definition Phase: Understanding the User's Problem. 3. Project Planning. 4. Proposals: The First Ballpark Estimate and Schedule. 5. Negotiation and Contracts: The Legal Aspects. 6. The Analysis Phase: Detailing the Promises. 7. The Design Phase: How It All Works. 8. The Acceptance Test Plan: Agreeing to Agree. 9. The Programming Phase: Building the Pieces. 10. The Systems Test Phase: Putting It All Together. 11. The Acceptance Test Phase: Demonstration to the User - and (Hopefully) Payment. 12. The Operation Phase: The Proof of the Pudding. II. PRACTICAL METHODS. 13. Estimating: The Weakest Link in the Chain. 14. Scheduling: Putting It All on the Calendar. 15. Prototyping: Working with a Model First. 16. Fourth Generation Languages: Developing Applications Five Times Faster. 17. Project Management Software: Planning and Controlling with a Computer. III. PEOPLE ISSUES. 18. Organization: Who Does What and When. 19. Staffing: The Right People for the Right Task. 20. Controlling the Project by Monitoring: Management by Exception. 21. Control Using Meetings, Reviews and Reports: Communication with the Outside World. 22. Special Projects: Does the Method Still Apply? 23. Conclusions: Is It All Worth It? Appendix: Case Study (An Example of All Project Documents). References. Index.