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Software Project Management Kit for Dummies
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Author: Greg Mandanis, Allen Wyatt
List Price: $24.99
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ISBN: 076450634X
Publisher: For Dummies (15 May, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 44,008
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 4 out of 5
A good reference
I bought the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management" first, then found this title on the shelves. So I bought The Dummies book and gave The Idiot's book away.The Dummies book is a good reference for people dabbling in project management. It is well structured, well laid-out, and well written. At the same time it cuts the (...)found in so many heavy-duty management books. Particularly useful are the templates found all through the book - and the CD with digital copies of them all. I have introduced many of these templates into my workplace, with slight modifications. Negatives? The absence of UML and Object Oriented development processes.
Rating: 5 out of 5
CD full of PM Forms/Document Templates Never Seen Before !
I've just wrapped up reading "Software Project Management for Dummies" book and would like to start by saying thank you. There are several Software PM books out there though it seems that the majority focus on a highly technical perspective or on basic communication tactics. I am to interview Monday for a Software PM position (am currently an Internet PM) and your book has helped me address the differences between the two.I came across the book after combing through nearly 15 software pm books. I despise the title "for dummies" and had not picked it up until I was frustrated with the current offerings. As mentioned, they primarily dealt with highly technical software processes or people skills. Hardly any even mentioned a scope document! The CD has proven to be an enormous resource for myself. Those are the forms/documents needed for monitoring and progression of projects that I have not seen anywhere. Thanks for the book and any tips that may follow. Regards, Jason L. Volk
Rating: 3 out of 5
Okay for an outline, but not a bible to live by
I have a big gripe with Dummies books. They never seem to give you exactly what you need. Sure, the table of contents seems thorough, but once you start reading, it feels like you're missing a lot.This book is no different. Although the included CD comes with some useful templates, the book's content reflects mostly non-standard practices of the author. I was quite alarmed in how little it discusses UML and Object Oriented development. These are the standards of today's projects, and the author seems to provide little attention to how important it is to adhere to standards in projects. One of the biggest reasons why projects fail if due to a lack of standards involved in the project lifecycle. I recommend this book to give you a basic understanding of what's involved in project management, but I suggest following up with a book that adheres to strict standards. Standards make you marketable when it comes to changing jobs or getting projects approved. The methodology in this book is purely the method of the author.
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