This page highlights our most recent research papers and books.
9 Keys To Effectively Managing Software Projects
- The 9 Keys address issues that are fundamental
to all software development and the environment in which it is developed.
More than a "to-do" list, they provide the busy business
leader with a framework for high-level planning and monitoring.
There is no magic here; only guidance about what your expectations
should be, what you should monitor, and how you should respond.
July 2006.
Making
The Right Choices For Healthy Software
- By David Rubenstein. SD
Times looks at the latest QSM research into best- and worst-of-class
projects to see how successful software development managers
estimate, plan, and manage projects. August 2005.
SLIM and Christopher Columbus
- By Ernst Van Waning. The
commercial development of software is not a process that can
be done 'by the eye': the long accepted software crisis is now
seen as a chronic situation facing the IT industry. Developing
software is hard enough but managing software development projects
is even harder to do 'by eye'. Tools are needed to show your
development process as it really is: in project execution, in
plans and bids and in comparison to other projects in the market.
Easy to say, but what does it actually mean? August 2005.
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