Index

A

Accelerating

schedules 54

work 54

Acceptance test defects 198

Accuracy

estimates 71

schedules 93

Achievable goals 116

Action

motivating 37

plans 110

Activity, intellectual 66

Additional information 231

Aggressive

challenge 85

goals 35, 115

schedule 87

Air Force Standard Systems Center 109

Aircraft software 4

Allied Signal 58, 61

Alternate plans 140, 141

Amdahl Corporation 49

Anticipating problems 39

Ashton Tate 8, 9, 10, 29

example 8

Assessment 143

checklist 143, 144

plan 153

quality plan 152, 153

team plan 147

cannot meet goal 146

elements 148

meets goal 146

needs resources 146

Assignments

full time 18

multiple 18, 25

part time 18

simultaneous 18, 25

Assumptions

ROI calculations 197

TSP savings 199

Attitude, engineer 67

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