The first real-world, case study-driven guide to making better decisions throughout any software project

° Introduces an innovative decision-making model that bridges the gap between theory and practice, and is fully grounded in actual examples ° By experts with 50+ years' experience making software projects run better ° Builds on the authors' highly influential Carnegie Mellon course ° Will be the definitive software decision-making resource for both industry and academia

Summary

Effective decision-making is crucial to the success of any software project.

Now, using a real-world, case study approach, this book systematically shows

how to make better decisions -- and avoid the bad decisions that lead to project

failure.

Drawing on their leading-edge research at Carnegie Mellon and elsewhere, this

book introduces an innovative decision-making model effectively bridges the

gap between software engineering theory and practice, providing direction that

is both well-grounded and actionable. Professionals can quickly learn by

example, and immediately act on what they've learned.

One step at a time, readers will learn how to manage decision-making related to

technical staff, stakeholder expectations, requirements, planning, estimates, risk,

process, product, and more. Like The Mythical Man-Month, all of this book's

examples are drawn from real-world experience in software development and,

like that classic, this book introduces ideas with remarkable resonance and

applicability in virtually any project or environment.

This book will be widely used in practitioner training seminars, formal

education environments, and by any software engineering organization that

wants to achieve more consistent project success.