There's more to being an application developer than cutting code. This book covers "the other 90%" of the job. Topics include: marketing, sales, specifications, price quotes, testing, installation, tracking bugs, hiring people, getting paid and more. Written specifically for custom software developers, it also contains full-length sample documents, checklists and questionnaires.
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Who Is This Book For?
This book is for the skilled software developer who is comfortable with the technical part of developing an application - the design and coding phases - and wants to improve how they go about the rest of the software development process.
You should find value if you're:
(1) an independent developer (the "one-man shop") who is either trying to polish their current process, or trying to grow into a multi-person shop,
(2) the owner or a developer in a small (3-12 people) shop,
(3) a lone corporate developer, or
(4) a developer or project manager in a small to medium size corporate MIS department trying to bring some order to the group.
If you're in a large development shop or corporate environment, I'm not sure how well the procedures and process here scale up. Our intent is to grow from a half-dozen people into a 20, 30 or 50 person shop sometime in the future, but until we get there, we don't know what we need. We're trying to put these processes in place now so that we're ready when that seven-figure contact knocks on the door. How much of the material will scale to a 20 to 50 person shop? Don't know yet. But we'll find out, and I'm certain the groundwork we're laying now will stand us in good stead.
From the Back Cover
The only reference to the complete process of developing custom software!
There are plenty of books that show you how to write applications in a specific language. They do a marvelous job of explaining the nuts and bolts of the syntax and the use of the tools to build applications with the latest features and functionality available. There are also a number of fine books that show you "how to be a computer consultant." But there are a whole host of issues involved in the business of writing, delivering and supporting custom software systems. This is the only book that will take you on a step-by-step guide of the entire process.
The 1997 Developer's Guide show you how to do "The Other 90%" of the work involved in writing custom software applications. Topics covered include marketing, sales, specifications, price quotes, testing, installation, tracking bugs, hiring people, getting paid and more. The 1997 Developer's Guide is specifically written for custom software developers and contains dozens of full-length sample documents, checklists and questionnaires.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Soup-to-nuts experience on getting custom s/w right,
By A Customer
This review is from: The 1997 Developer's Guide (Paperback)
I used the action-point analysis and can report it provides consistent estimates with minimal cost. Good example scenarios on how to handle various customer interaction issues. I haven't seen as practical a presentation anywhere on how to handle pricing discussions with a customer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Learn about estimating jobs!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The 1997 Developer's Guide (Paperback)
I read this book and can recommend it to anyone wanting to start a software shop. I work for a large firm, so I didn't need that part of the book. I found the section on "modified function point analysis" priceless!
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