- IBM's Information Management System: Then and Now
- Apr 15, 2005
- This chapter covers the history of IBM's Information Management System (IMS) from its beginnings at NASA in 1969 to its current incarnation, and explains why IMS is still relevant to customers today.
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- Integrating XP into Your Existing Software Workshop
- Mar 22, 2002
- When you're ready to implement XP practices, where do you start? Who needs to be won over? What kind of hurdles can you expect? Stewart Baird answers these questions in this article that explains how to get XP rolling in your shop.
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- Introduction to CMMI
- Jul 11, 2003
- Learn what CMMI is and what it can do for you. Through this comprehensive introduction, you will be ready to work with integrated software models that transcend disciplines.
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- IT Management Using C# with WMI
- Sep 21, 2007
- If you find the acronym-rich area of management one big yawn, you'll be pleased to see how easy it is to get started with WMI.
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- Lean Integration for Health Care: Healthy Data for the Future
- Aug 10, 2010
- John G. Schmidt, coauthor of Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility, believes that health care in the U.S. will inevitably slide into adopting lean principles. But why should we wait for this desirable state? He explains the current issues that make lean crucial and the obstacles that we need to overcome in getting lean.
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- Learning How To Be A Developer
- Feb 22, 2002
- Does the popular "sheep dip" model of short training courses actually help people become better developers? Is teaching as a performance art really the way to go? The time has come to shift our attention away from teaching and think instead about what it takes for people to really learn how to be great developers.
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- Lessons in Software Project Management from Healthcare.gov
- Nov 28, 2013
- Ron Lichty and Mickey Mantle talk about how the orchestrators of Healthcare.gov clearly ignored the many of the rules of thumb for software development that are important for those of us tasked with such responsibility.
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- Managing Software Projects: The Infosys Model
- Apr 12, 2002
- Software project management is perhaps the most important factor in the outcome of a project. Without proper project management, a project will almost certainly fail. In this introduction from his book, Software Project Management in Practice, Pankaj Jalote explains the basis for effective project management, based on the model at Infosys.
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- Managing Software Teams for Results: Achieving Performance Through Effective Collaboration
- Apr 12, 2002
- Your developers might be on the same floor, but are they on the same page? Jim and Michele McCarthy present one important aspect of their software team management approach for achieving high-performance collaboration: Check In.
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- Managing Software Teams for Results: Introduction to the Elements of the Core
- Apr 12, 2002
- The Core 1.0 is the "software" in Jim and Michele McCarthy's book, Software For Your Head. The Core is a system for everyday use among collaborators, technical and non-technical alike. Here, the authors explain the key elements of the Core.
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- Managing Software Teams for Results: Patterns and Protocols
- Apr 12, 2002
- Jim and Michele McCarthy explain some of the key protocols and patterns to their unique software team management approach.
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- Microsoft Project 2013 and the Project Management Domain
- Oct 31, 2013
- This chapter identifies accepted standards and methodologies that are in use within the field of project management and provides some examples of how they are used with Project.
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- Microsoft Project and the Project Management Domain
- Apr 1, 2008
- This chapter provides the context for the use of Microsoft Project within the domain of project management.
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- Minimizing Technology Project Delays with Digital Libraries
- Aug 19, 2008
- This whitepaper shows how on-demand access to trusted technoloy information ensures timely IT project success.
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- New Aspects of the CMMI SCAMPI Method
- May 27, 2005
- This chapter introduces the new features that make the SCAMPI method of project appraisal. This method combines appraisal of software, systems engineering, and integrated process and product development into an efficient, integrated whole.
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- Organizing for Successful Software Development
- Nov 2, 2001
- Marc Hamilton and Harris Kern explain why appropriate organizational structure is crucial to the success of a software development organization.
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- Pat O'Toole's Dos and Don'ts of Process Improvement: DO Establish Organizational Policies, Not CMM Policies
- Jun 7, 2002
- Software development policies should reflect current organizational commitments rather than "CMM-compliance." Models and consultants are just like any other tools — use them when they provide value and use something else when they don't.
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- Pat O'Toole's Dos and Don'ts of Process Improvement: DO Take Time Getting Faster
- May 10, 2002
- Rather than establishing a goal of becoming faster, your organization would be better served with the goal of becoming more predictable — through analysis, good practics, requirements control and management support.
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- Practical Software Estimation: Size, Effort, and Scheduling of Projects
- Jan 25, 2008
- This chapter explains the Function Point Analysis model for estimating the size of an application.
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- Project Management Crash Course: What is a Project Charter?
- Oct 28, 2009
- Rita Mulcahy defines the concept of a project charter and provides examples of soft and hard metrics of a project.
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