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How to Run Successful Projects in Web Time By Fergus O'Connell  List Price: Our Price: $55.20 You Save: $13.80 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. ISBN: 1580531652 Publisher: Artech House 
No matter what high-tech field you work in, but particularly in software development, shortening project time is of vital importance in gaining a competitive advantage. Here's the how-to book that describes a radical technique for doing just that. Taking an approach adopted from the motion picture industry, this innovative resource teaches you how to utilize techniques, such as "strip boarding" that greatly reduce project time and cost. From identifying project boundaries, calculating the reward of projects completed early, and building Work Breakdown Structures... to conducting risk analysis, monitoring and controlling a plan, and selling a plan to the powers that be, this book will help you cut project time while improving effectiveness. The book includes a fully-worked, industrial-strength example of the planning and execution of a software project, using the techniques described. Content Highlights: Examining Different Levels of Planning on Software Projects. The Principle Reasons Some Projects Take More Time. The "Strip Boarding" Technique. Concerns about Multitasking. Identifying Project Boundaries. Justifying the Shortening of a Project Financially. How to Build a Complete Work Breakdown Structure. How Project Management Is Crucial in Shortening Project Time. Calculating Elapsed Time. Determining Team-Member Availability with "Dance Cards". Selling the Plan. Monitoring and Controlling. Simple and Effective Status Reporting. Running Multiple Projects. Fergus O'Connell graduated with a First in Mathematical Physics from University College Cork. Since founding ETP (Eyes on the Prize), his own project management company, in 1992, he has taught thousands of managers in his unique seminars and worked with major corporations around the world. With 24 years in the computer industry, 21 spent in project management roles, this best-selling author wrote the highly-regarded book How to Run Successful High-Tech Project-Based Organizations (Artech House, 1999). 
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