High-Quality Software Project Management - Computer Science and Technology

Author: (American) Furla et al. (Auth.), Yuan Keping et al. (Trans.)
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In modern enterprises, software project managers and their development teams play a crucial role. They should possess extensive management experience and comprehensive knowledge of software development, improvement, and maintenance. However, becoming a true project manager is not an overnight process. Project management does not equate to the ability to use software products like Microsoft Project. Beyond drawing PERT charts and Gantt charts, project management personnel need to master a variety of skills. This book elaborates on the 34 key competencies required for project management in detail. The overall framework of this book is derived from the Project Management Certification Program of the Software Quality Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, but it is not a simple repetition of the program. The book combines the authors' unique project management experience with the insights of dozens of instructors, presenting solutions to common problems in software project management through complex case studies. The project backgrounds reflect the growing demands for software development in the rapidly evolving internet era. This book is suitable as a reference for professionals and managers engaged in software project management, and it is particularly well-suited as a professional textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in software engineering at universities and colleges.