Appendix B. Real World Projects

Where the rubber meets the road in software project management is the application of the methods, techniques, and tools presented in this practitioner's guide to real world projects. This appendix will present three case studies of projects with which the authors were personally involved from 1998 to 2001. These are real projects with real customers and deliverables. Although not extensive case treatments of each project, this appendix will highlight the key project issues and look at the impact several of the 34 competencies had on the projects' executions. Client and project names have been changed so as to not reveal proprietary information.

Figure B-1 shows the 34 competencies that software managers need to master ...

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