Table of Contents
Foreword |
Preface |
1. | Starting a Project |
Define Projects and Project Managers |
Manage Your Drivers, Constraints, and Floats |
Discuss Your Project Constraints with Your Client or Sponsor |
Decide on a Driver for Your Project |
Manage Sponsors Who Want to Overconstrain Your Project |
Write a Project Charter to Share These Decisions |
Know What Quality Means for Your Project |
2. | Planning the Project |
Start the Wheels Turning |
Plan Just Enough to Start |
Develop a Project Plan Template |
Define Release Criteria |
Use Release Criteria |
3. | Using Life Cycles to Design Your Project |
Understanding Project Life Cycles |
Overview of Life Cycles |
Seeing Feedback in the Project |
Larger Projects Might Have Multiple Combinations of Life Cycles |
Managing Architectural Risk |
Paddling Your Way ... |
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