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100 pages of analysis and observations give you unparalleled
access to the latest developments in the software industry:
- Get a snapshot view of 564 IT projects
- Learn the characteristics of the industry's
best, worst in class performers
- Empirically analyze interactions between
time, effort, size, productivity, and software reuse
- Get in depth analysis of industry trends
drawn from nearly 5000 IT projects
- Benefit from QSM's 27 years of experience
as an industry leader in the field of software estimation,
project control, and benchmarking Fortune 1000 firms worldwide.
The IT Software Almanac provides
managers, developers, and industry leaders an inside look
at the current state of software development. It answers the
critical need for information: a need that all too often goes
unmet.
Throughout the almanac, we approach each topic
from a variety of perspectives. We start by establishing industry
benchmarks for the typical small, medium, and large project.
We go on to examine the tradeoffs between time and effort
and take an empirical look at the cost (in money, time, and
defects) of staffing up to achieve schedule compression.
Becoming more productive is always a big concern
to any organization, so we study best and worst in class performers
to see what they're doing right - and wrong. But there's another
way to look at performance. What kinds of factors affect productivity
on in-progress projects? What caveats should you consider
when using different metrics to assess progress? Our Size,
Language, and Reuse section examines these important questions
and comes up with some surprising answers.
Finally we raise our sights to the long-term
implications of advances in the industry. What changes have
we seen since the 80's and 90’s? What lessons can we
derive from the data, and what predictions can we make about
the future? The Conclusions section ties together what we've
learned from our short and long term views of the industry.
Are they telling us the same things?
The Almanac provides accurate, timely, and
focused insights that make your projects and organizations
more successful.
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Price:
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