The software project managers handbook : principles that work at work Bring a new level of effectiveness to your software projectsRemember when creating software was fun It could be again if you use the methods in this book to help you plan and manage your project. In this new edition of The Software Project Managers Handbook expert Dwayne Phillips outlines the fundamental principles that project managers and software practitioners can use to help them succeed on any project. Success on software projects has more to do with how people think individually and in groups than with programming asserts Phillips. In clear and concise steps he shows software project managers and their team members how to manage projects effectively by paying attention to four basic principles: . Balancing people process and product . Making ideas visible . Applying configuration management properly . Using standards The book describes the requirements planning and risk management stages of the development cycle and examines the middle and late stages of development including design test and integration and maintenance. Phillips shares proven methods for dealing with common stumbling blocks for managers such as customers who want a voice in the design and endless test fix cycles and for planning maintenance so the customer is not left out of the process. Finally the author examines past projects in detaildemonstrating why some projects were successful and why others failed. Phillips helps you apply these lessons with a cookbook formula that walks you step by step through a Waterfall an Evolutionary and a Spiral project.New material added to each chapter covers current issues including the role of process in software projects and the Agile Methods. The Software Project Managers Handbook Second Edition is the most innovative and up to date guide to making every software project a complete and painless success