Improve productivity, reduce costs, and deliver more effective solutions by practicing iterative software project management

Iterative processes have gained widespread acceptance because they help software developers reduce risk and cost, manage change, improve productivity, and deliver more effective, timely solutions. But conventional project management techniques don't work well in iterative projects, and newer iterative management techniques have, thus far, been poorly documented. Learn how to adopt iterative software project management practices within your organization in this sample chapter from Managing Iterative Software Development Projects. Investigate the steps required to plan, organize, estimate, staff, and manage any iterative project from start to finish. Focus on how you can start to apply the new techniques immediately to current projects and how to build upon this success to progressively expand your use of iterative software development practices.

Title: Managing Iterative Software Development Projects
ISBN: 032126889X
Published: June 2006
Authors: Kurt Bittner, Ian Spence
Chapter: Chapter 11: Getting Started with Iterative Project Management
Published by Addison Wesley Professional