Software Project

Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice, and the new edition now adds more value for leaders and managers of projects everywhere.  

Welcome to the Third Edition of the Technical Program Manager’s Guide to Success. This guide is designed to take you on a complete journey through the world of Technical Program Management from foundational concepts to advanced strategies, and ultimately, to the evolving future of the role. Whether you are just stepping into a TPM role or looking to refine your expertise, this book provides both knowledge and practical tools that you can apply immediately in your career.Here’s what you can expect along the way: Introduction & Foundations Build a clear understanding of the TPM role and ...

A Step-by-Step Master Class in Indie Game Development, from the Creator of the Emmy® Winning Neverwinter Nights™ Honors for Don Daglow's From Dream to Delivery books: Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 Finalist, 2020 Top Shelf Book Awards Finalist, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist, Book Excellence Awards "Don Daglow has survived 40+ years creating games and always retained his positive attitude. Learn from the master." – Jeff Braun, ...

**Corrected fourth edition** As some readers noted, there was a problem in the formatting of the third edition. Those are fixed now. Sorry for the trouble. Are you taking on the role of an Agile Product Owner? Looking to learn how to be a great one? Look no further... Thousands of books have been written about Agile software development and Agile project management. In nearly every one of these books, mention is made of the importance of the product owner, and how without this third piece to the puzzle the whole scheme falls apart. In fact, some of the literature will tell you that if you ...

Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as "peopleware". The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. They’re not easy issues; but solve them, and you’ll maximize your chances of success. For this third edition, the authors have added six new chapters and updated the text throughout, bringing it in line with today’s development environments and challenges.

Are you fascinated by the world of Artificial Intelligence but feel completely excluded by dense technical jargon and tutorials that assume you're already a veteran developer? In Codex AI For Beginners, senior software engineer and AI educator Jonathan Fines delivers a clear, patient, and hands-on blueprint designed specifically for absolute newcomers. This book bridges the gap between everyday human language and powerful automation, proving that the cutting-edge world of coding belongs to you, too. What makes Codex a game-changer? Unlike old, isolated chat-based bots that simply talk you ...

Stop gathering requirements. Start discovering them. For decades, software projects began the same way: ask the business to define exactly what it wanted before anyone built anything. That model produced slow handoffs, vague requirements, expensive rework, and a lot of frustrated people staring at documents that aged badly. AI changes the economics of the first draft. The hard part was never typing code. The hard part is understanding the business problem well enough to build the right thing. The Live Build Method is Robert Brooks' field manual for that new reality: bring business owners, ...

Your code runs. Can you prove it works? On July 19, 2024, a routine security update crashed about 8.5 million Windows computers. It had passed every test its makers had written. The bug was hiding in the one case nobody had tried. That is the gap between code that runs and code people can trust, and it is the gap this book closes. Mastering Modern Programming is for self-taught coders, bootcamp graduates, career changers, and junior developers who know the basics of one language and want to work the way professional developers do. One model: the Five Checks Before a change is done, it ...

Dive into the basics of Kanban, learning the history and terminology of one of the oldest agile project management methods still in use today. Discover the application of its principles and practices in industries like manufacturing, software development, and healthcare, among others. Learn how to introduce Kanban to your organization and how to start it off on the "right foot". Follow the checklists to make sure your boards are "good", uncover the tips to making the most out of the Kanban tools and compare different management solutions to find the best fit for you. 

This book provides a step by step guide to all the processes, goals, inputs, outputs and many other aspects of a repeatable software methodology for ANY project. From “soup to nuts” … the whole shebang ~! All in one place at an incredible price…. over 110 pages of knowledge. Any information technology organization must have a highly structured framework into which it can place processes, principles, and guidelines. The framework used for software development is a called a lifecycle. The software development lifecycle (SDLC) defines a repeatable process for building information ...

Keep the next move visible when coding work changes course. A feature is underway when a bug report lands and a teammate asks for a review. Deciding what comes first can be as demanding as writing the code. ADHD Productivity for Programmers is for programmers, software engineers, and coding students with diagnosed or suspected ADHD who want strategies built around that workday. Tech leads supporting ADHD developers may also find its team-level suggestions useful. Using development scenarios, the book looks at where coding work stalls: a vague ticket, an interrupted investigation, a pull ...

Requirements Engineering (RE) is a core discipline of Software Engineering, and the most overlooked. Requirements work is the basis for all other software development disciplines. A requirement failure has a cascading impact on the project. The PMI states that poor requirements management is the main cause of project failure. This book introduces Requirements Engineering from a practical perspective, with exercises and case studies. The content was prepared from the authors' practical experience and industry references such as the PMBOK, the BABOK, and all the content of the IREB CPRE-FL (...

Stop letting new hires rewrite your technical foundations. Eliminate the costly "rewrite reflex," containerize your legacy technical debt, and protect your corporate engineering velocity. When a newly hired senior engineer or database architect encounters your unfamiliar corporate codebase for the first time, a predictable tactical hazard emerges. Driven by internal professional expectations, they look at your legacy infrastructure and experience a wave of technical revulsion. They demand that management halt active product sprints to rewrite your entire software core from scratch. To the ...

Master Employee Management with Google Sheets: The Ultimate DIY System! 🔥 Are you ready to take control of your team's schedules, performance, and data—all without spending a dime on expensive software? 🔥 Say goodbye to the chaos of managing your employees manually and hello to a streamlined, efficient, and customizable system built entirely in Google Sheets! Whether you're a small business owner, team leader, or just someone who wants to become a spreadsheet wizard, Google Sheets Project: Make a Complete Employee Management System is your ultimate guide to transforming the way you ...

Tired of copying and pasting between your files and AI chat windows? There's a better way. Claude Code is an AI assistant that can actually see, read, and work with the files on your computer. It's not a coding tool—it's a working with your stuff tool. And you don't need to be a developer to use it. In this practical guide, you'll discover how to: Organize years of digital chaos — Rename, restructure, and clean up thousands of files using plain English commands Supercharge your writing — Get feedback on entire manuscripts, maintain consistency across chapters, and never copy-paste ...

The Concise Reads Management Series gives us some of the important tools in the management tool belt including problem solving, communicating, and building a team. The guides are concise on purpose and should take you no more than an hour or so to read but the principles within them take weeks and months to master. These are essential principles to find success as a manager or leader and therefore it is important that you absorb them and turn them into habits. Agile Software Development: It wasn't until 2001 when seventeen software developers met at the Snowbird resort in Utah and put ...

"IT Project Management" is a comprehensive, university-level textbook meticulously crafted for the next generation of technology leaders. It is designed for computer science and information technology curricula, providing a rigorous and uniquely practical exploration of IT project management principles by placing software—its design, architecture, and development—at the very heart of the discipline. This text fundamentally repositions the subject from a business process to a software engineering challenge. It provides a rigorous and practical exploration of IT project management ...

Launching a startup is an exciting adventure, but it can also feel overwhelming—especially when every decision impacts your budget. From managing projects to communicating with your team, from designing marketing materials to tracking finances, the right tools can make the difference between chaos and clarity. But how do you build a powerful tech stack without draining precious capital? In Free and Essential: Software Solutions Every Startup Should Use, author Ron Antosko offers a comprehensive guide to the best free software tools every new entrepreneur needs to launch, manage, and grow ...

This book is for anyone thinking seriously about getting involved in a software development project. That's because open source project management will go far better if you're already comfortable with the open source tools and best practices that make administration efficient and effective. These days, even commercial applications will utilize at least some open source code. So understanding the practical and legal implications of the various open source licenses out there can save you a lot of trouble down the road. (Just ask Google and Oracle about the millions of dollars in legal fees ...

Engineering isn’t broken because people stopped caring. It’s broken because product thinking got lost. In a world where shipping is fast but impact is rare, Product Driven offers a new model for engineering leadership. One built on outcomes, not output. If you’ve ever led a software team and wondered why the work feels disconnected, why your best engineers start coasting, or why everything still flows through you no matter how senior your team gets, this book is your roadmap out.