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Managing Software Quality & Business Risk
How to manage quality up, and risk down. This invaluable guide to project planning and strategic decision making for software developers presents practical and realistic planning techniques to increase chances of a project delivering to time and budget. Offering clear explanations and real-world experiences, the key components of technical management
are laid out as templates and checklists to assist managers with their project development. With thirty years of experience in software development, Martyn Ould provides:
* Proven strategies for a disciplined approach to project planning
* Steps to take in risks and uncertainties in the project
* Reliable methods for reducing risks to an acceptable level
* A quality planning process that is rooted in the technical requirements of the system
* Insight into monitoring and measuring project progress
* Real-world experience through case studies and examples
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
BUILDING THE BOAT
ICEBERGS AHEAD! BUSINESS RISK
PLANNING FOR RISK MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE QUALITY
RIVETS OR WELDING? PLANNING FOR QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT
IS IT WATERTIGHT? PLANNING FOR QUALITY CONTROL
STOPPING THE RUST: PLANNING FOR QUALITY PRESERVATION
PUSHING THE BOAT OUT: CREWING AND PROVISIONING
THE HAND ON THE TILLER AND THE CAPTAIN'S LOG
BLOCKS ON THE SLIPWAY
DIARY OF A VOYAGE
RESUME OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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