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Book chapters
Use a project dashboard to monitor your project's progress, course-correct more easily, and steer your project to success
August 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The key to understanding a project is to make regular measurements, both quantitative and qualitative, then to display the measurements publicly. When project managers display these measurements...
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Book chapters
Plan and schedule your project the pragmatic way
August 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT
A pragmatic project manager knows that there are many possible "right" ways to schedule a project, and that an initial project plan will always evolve as the project gets underway. As a pragmatic...
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Book chapters
Master the facilitation skills you need to lead an effective software development iteration retrospective
January 17, 2007, 12:00am PST
As a software developer, you are already an expert at what you know--software development--but you can still improve your team's methodology to allow you to continually learn from your software...
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Book chapters
Build quality assurance and enterprise integration into every development project
May 31, 2007, 12:00am PDT
"Feature complete" is not the same as "production ready." Whether it's in Java, .NET, or Ruby on Rails, getting your application ready to ship or your Web site ready to launch is only half the...
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Book chapters
Set your software development project on the road to success with these practical tools and strategies
October 25, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Ever wonder why many software projects run into trouble, and many never ship at all—while others run like well-oiled machines? Learn how to set your software development project on the road to...
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Book chapters
Save time and test software at your convenience with scheduled builds
February 6, 2007, 12:00am PST
Most programmers have something better or more urgent to do than run the build file every few minutes. And even if everyone on the team could quickly run a full build, they might deliberately put...
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Book chapters
Save time by automating the way you build, deploy, and monitor Java applications
February 27, 2007, 12:00am PST
Developers have better things to do than piece together builds, follow checklists full of release commands, copy files around on servers, and monitor running programs. Fortunately, what with the...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Book chapters
Is it time to abandon Java for Ruby? Identify when and where the switch makes sense, and how to make it
March 20, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Developers often struggle beneath Java's mountains of complexity, even though the project might not need Java at all. In contrast, Ruby offers incredible productivity, surprising performance, and...
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Book chapters
Investigate how cascading failures occur across layers within your system architecture
July 6, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The standard system architecture for enterprise systems, including Web sites and Web services, comprises a collection of functionally distinct farms or clusters (often referred to as layers) that...
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Book chapters
What makes your computer's processor tick?
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
IT pros and amateur computer enthusiasts alike love to get under the hood of their computers to see how they work. A Peek at Computer Electronics: Things You Should Know lets you do it...
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Book chapters
Improve employee performance with these coaching and delegation techniques
November 22, 2006, 12:00am PST
Don't be satisfied with being a good manager—become a great one by practicing the techniques of effective coaching and successful delegation that will transform your team into the best that it can...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Book chapters
What makes your computer's processor tick?
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
IT pros and amateur computer enthusiasts alike love to get under the hood of their computers to see how they work. A Peek at Computer Electronics: Things You Should Know lets you do it...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Book chapters
Use a project dashboard to monitor your project's progress, course-correct more easily, and steer your project to success
August 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The key to understanding a project is to make regular measurements, both quantitative and qualitative, then to display the measurements publicly. When project managers display these measurements...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Plan and schedule your project the pragmatic way
August 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT
A pragmatic project manager knows that there are many possible "right" ways to schedule a project, and that an initial project plan will always evolve as the project gets underway. As a pragmatic...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Investigate how cascading failures occur across layers within your system architecture
July 6, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The standard system architecture for enterprise systems, including Web sites and Web services, comprises a collection of functionally distinct farms or clusters (often referred to as layers) that...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Build quality assurance and enterprise integration into every development project
May 31, 2007, 12:00am PDT
"Feature complete" is not the same as "production ready." Whether it's in Java, .NET, or Ruby on Rails, getting your application ready to ship or your Web site ready to launch is only half the...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Is it time to abandon Java for Ruby? Identify when and where the switch makes sense, and how to make it
March 20, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Developers often struggle beneath Java's mountains of complexity, even though the project might not need Java at all. In contrast, Ruby offers incredible productivity, surprising performance, and...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Save time by automating the way you build, deploy, and monitor Java applications
February 27, 2007, 12:00am PST
Developers have better things to do than piece together builds, follow checklists full of release commands, copy files around on servers, and monitor running programs. Fortunately, what with the...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Save time and test software at your convenience with scheduled builds
February 6, 2007, 12:00am PST
Most programmers have something better or more urgent to do than run the build file every few minutes. And even if everyone on the team could quickly run a full build, they might deliberately put...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Master the facilitation skills you need to lead an effective software development iteration retrospective
January 17, 2007, 12:00am PST
As a software developer, you are already an expert at what you know--software development--but you can still improve your team's methodology to allow you to continually learn from your software...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Improve employee performance with these coaching and delegation techniques
November 22, 2006, 12:00am PST
Don't be satisfied with being a good manager—become a great one by practicing the techniques of effective coaching and successful delegation that will transform your team into the best that it can...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
-
Book chapters
Set your software development project on the road to success with these practical tools and strategies
October 25, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Ever wonder why many software projects run into trouble, and many never ship at all—while others run like well-oiled machines? Learn how to set your software development project on the road to...
Provided by Pragmatic Bookshelf
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