Part one Understand the Basics 1. Manage Your People 3 1.1 Managing Project Culture 4 1.2 Managing Good People 8 1.3 Making Good People Better 11 1.4 Leading Good People 17 Key Points / 19 Definitions / 19 Self Check / 20 Exercises / 21 Projects / 22 Further Information / 22 References / 23 2. Implement Your Process 25 2.1 Putting a Process in Place 26 2.1.1 Tailoring a Process 29 2.1.2 Specifying a Process 33 2,2 Implementing a Process 37 2.3 Adopting an Agile Process 39 2.4 Assessing a Process 40 Key Points / 41 Definitions / 42 Self Check / 42 Exercises / 43 Projects / 46 Further Information / 46 References / 47 3. Leverage Your Tools 49 3.1 Choosing Tools 50 3.2 Training to Use Tools 54 3.2.1 Training Time 55 3.2.2 Training Method 55 3.2.3 Training Content 57 3.3 Leveraging Tools 58 Key Points / 60 Definitions / 60 Self Check / 60 Exercises / 61 Projects / 61 Further Information / 62 4. Use Your Measurements 63 4.1 Selecting Measurements 64 4.1.1 Measurements for All Projects 66 4.1.2 Measurements for Specific Projects 75 4.2 Planning Measurement 79 4.3 Leveraging Measurements 80 Key Points / 82 Definitions / 82 Self Check / 83 Exercises / 83 Projects / 85 Further Information / 85 References / 86 Part two Prepareto Manage 5. Form Your Vision 89 5.1 Analyzing Stakeholders 90 5.2 Balancing Project Needs 93 5.3 Assessing Project Risks 96 5.4 Specifying Project Payoffs 100 5.5 Specifying and Communicating a Project Vision 102 5.6 Examining a Case Study 105 Key Points / 107 Definitions / 107 Self Check / 108 Exercises / 108 Projects / 109 Further Information / 109 References / 110 6. Organize Your Resources 111 6.1 Identifying Hardware 112 6.2 Identifying Software 114 6.3 Identifying Support 116 6.4 Examining a Case Study 118 Key Points / 119 Definitions / 120 Self Check / 120 Exercises / 121 Projects / 121 Further Information / 122 References / 122 7. Sketch Your Schedule 123 7.1 Estimating Project Size and Effort 125 7.1.1 Function Points 126 7.1.2 COCOMO I 131 7.1.3 COCOMO II 136 7.2 Scheduling Immovable Milestones 142 7.3 Scheduling Synchronization Points 145 7.4 Facilitating Communication 148 7.5 Examining a Case Study 150 Key Points / 152 Definitions / 153 Self Check / 154 Exercises / 154 Project / 155 Further Information / 155 References / 156 8. Write Your Plan 157 8.1 Organizing the Plan 158 8.2 Covering All the Bases 164 8.2.1 Project Overview 164 8.2.2 High-Level Functionality 165 8.2.3 Project Staffing 166 8.2.4 Software Process 168 8.2.5 Schedule and Effort Estimates 169 8.2.6 Measurements 170 8.2.7 Risks 170 8.2.8 Software Tools 171 8.2.9 Hardware, Software, and Personnel Support 172 8.3 Reviewing the Plan 172 8.4 Examining a Case Study 174 Key Points / 176 Definitions / 176 Self Check / 176 Exercises / 177 Projects / 177 Further Information / 178 References / 178 Part three Launch Your Project 9. Roll Out Your Roles 185 9.1 identifying Roles 186 9.2 Matching People to Roles 191 9.3 Highlighting Commitments and Dependencies 196 94 Examining a Case Study 199 Key Points / 202 Definitions / 203 Self Check / 203 Exercises / 204 Projects / 20S Further Information / 205 References / 205 10. Schedule Your Schedule 207 10.1 Identifying and Scheduling Tasks 208 10.1.1 Up-front Tasks 210 10.1.2 Software Engineering Tasks 214 10.2 Assigning Tasks to Roles 220 10.3 Creating a Backup Plan 223 10.4 Examining a Case Study 227 Key Points / 228 Definitions / 229 Self Check / 230 Exercises / 230 Projects / 231 Further Information / 231 References / 232 11. Get Your Support 233 11.1 Getting Hardware Support 235 11.2 Getting Software Support 238 11.3 Getting Tool Support 240 11.4 Examining a Case Study 243 Key Points / 244 Definitions / 245 Self Check / 245 Exercises / 246 Projects / 246 Further Information / 247 12. Leaving the Starting Line 249 12.1 Directing the Team 251 12.2 Implementing the Technology 255 12.3 Capturing the Measurements 258 12.4 Monitoring the Project 262 12.4.1 Cultural Status 263 12.4.2 Engineering Status 265 12.4.3 Task Status 267 12.5 Examining a Case Study 269 Key Points / 271 Definitions / 271 Self Check / 272 Exercises / 273 Projects / 273 Further Information / 273 References / 274 Part four Manage to Stability 13. Monitor Your Project 277 13.1 Gathering,Information 278 13.2 Understanding the Information 285 13.3 Avoiding Problems 292 13.4 Finding Solutions 296 13.5 Examining a Case Study 299 Key Points / 301 Definitions / 301 Self Check / 302 Exercises / 302 Projects / 303 Further Information / 303 References / 304 14. Reschedule Your Schedule 305 14.1 Making the Schedule Important 306 14.2 Knowing when the Schedule Slipped 310 14.3 Rescheduling Correctly 314 14.4 Examining a Case Study 319 Key Points / 320 Definitions / 321 Self Check / 321 Exercises / 322 Projects / 322 Further Information / 323 References / 3;>3 15. Engineer a Great Product 325 15.1 Requiring Your Requirements 326 15.2 Designing in Quality 331 15.3 Implementing Smartly 337 15.4 Testing Effectively 341 15.5 Examining a Case Study 348 Key Points / 350 Definitions / 350 Self Check / 351 Exercises / 352 Projects / 353 Further Information / 354 References / 354 Part five Complete a Project 16. Deliver Your System 357 16.1 Planning to Finish 358 16.1.1 Planning an Install 361 16.1.2 Planning Deployment 365 16.2 Finishing a Plan 369 16.3 Supporting a Product 371 16.4 Examining a Case Study 373 Key Points / 374 Definitions / 375 Self Check / 376 Exercises / 376 Projects / 377 Further Information / 377 References / 377 17. Assess Your Project 379 17.1 Planning a Project Assessment 381 17.1.1 Asking the Right Questions 382 17.1.2 Examining Measurements and Information 383 17.1.3 Allocating the Team 385 17.1.4 Creating the Assessment Products 386 17.1.5 Recording the Missing Information 387 17.2 Analyzing Measurements 387 17.3 Presenting the Assessment Results 393 17.4 Examining a Case Study 395 Key Points / 397 Definitions / 398 Self Check / 398 Exercises / 399 Projects / 399 Further Information / 399 References / 400 INDEX 401