RAPID DEVELOPMENT Taming Wild Software Schedules

• Main Author: McConnell, Steve (Author)
• Format: Manuscript Book
• Language: English
• Published: Redmond, Washington Microsoft Press 1996
• Subjects: Computer software > Development
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• Physical Description: xix, 647 pages illustrations 24 cm.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-623) and index
• ISBN: 1556159005; 9781556159008

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.