Hacker's Guide to Project Management, Second Edition (Computer Weekly Professional) (Paperback)

~ Andrew Johnston (Author) "A great number of software projects fail..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

'A staggering proportion of software development projects fail. This book is the perfect comfort blanket for anyone who has just been promoted to running a small software development team and doesn't want their project to be one of the failures. This guide is worthy of any new project manager's attention.' - PC Magazine, August 1995

'Overall the book is comprehensive, easy to read and informative in an enjoyable way. You will find this book valuable if you are steering a project for the first time.' - I T for Local Government, July 1995

'...a well-structured, pragmatic handbook supported by an intelligently annotated bibliography.' - Project, July 1995 -- Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Review

'A staggering proportion of software development projects fail. This book is the perfect comfort blanket for anyone who has just been promoted to running a small software development team and doesn't want their project to be one of the failures. This guide is worthy of any new project manager's attention.' - PC Magazine, August 1995

'Overall the book is comprehensive, easy to read and informative in an enjoyable way. You will find this book valuable if you are steering a project for the first time.' - I T for Local Government, July 1995

'...a well-structured, pragmatic handbook supported by an intelligently annotated bibliography.' - Project, July 1995 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (February 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750657464
• ISBN-13: 978-0750657464
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,028,352 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb book that gives the ABCs of mgmt of s/w projects., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hacker's Guide to Project Management (Computer Weekly Professional) (Paperback)

An excellent book on how to manage complex computer software projects. The book gives the complex steps in easy to follow manner and not only tells you what to do but why and how to do it. An essential tool for any budding Project Leader and/or Project Manager. Even ISO9000 certified companies will find such a book a mandatory weapon in their armoury for tackling issues related to project management.

1.0 out of 5 stars Too general...., January 30, 2004

By	Mo' Data (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hacker's Guide to Project Management (Computer Weekly Professional) (Paperback)

Can't really get any useful information out of this book. For example, has chapters on design, and systems integration. Being a hacker (the target group), I know more about this than the book does. The book however does not really tell how to manage these issues, which is what the book was supposed to be doing in the first place....(book about pm, not about design).