Software Projects Secrets: Why Software Projects Fail

Software Project Secrets: Why Software Projects Fail offers a new path to success in the software industry. This book reaches out to managers, developers, and customers who use industry-standard methodologies, but whose projects still struggle to succeed. Author George Stepanek analyzes the project management methodology itself, a critical factor that has thus far been overlooked. He explains why it creates problems for software development projects and begins by describing 12 ways in which software projects are different from other kinds of projects. He also analyzes the project management body of knowledge to discover 10 hidden assumptions that are invalid in the context of software projects. "Software Project Secrets is the first book to analyze a factor that has so far been overlooked--the project management methodology itself--to find out how it creates problems for software development projects. The book uncovers ten hidden assumptions in project management that aren't valid for software development. It shows how these assumptions can cause projects to fail. ... We're left with one key problem. How do we make sure that our projects finish on time and under budget? This book brings together seven techniques that can help you create a realistic plan and then stick to it."--Page 4 of cover