Death March& • Learn to master the five key issues facing software projects: politics, people, process, project-management, and tools & & • New chapters on estimation, negotiation, and time-management; new coverage of agile concepts; updated references; and more timely examples & & • Helps software professionals seize control of projects before they run out of control |
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Death March: The Complete Software Developer's Guide to Surviving "Mission ... Edward Yourdon No preview available - 1999 |
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