Managing Major Projects: Hollywood Software Development

by Barry Hawkey

Overview

Expensive. Late. Incomplete.

This heavily-researched book carefully scrutinizes common management techniques for Software Development projects. It explains key tactics to minimize the shortcomings of basic Project Management techniques, and applies processes first developed in the Film Industry to recurring challenges in Software Development projects.

Lessons learned from Hollywood are the key to correcting the Software Development industry's long history of delivering projects that are over budget, behind schedule, and fail to provide value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692612651
Publisher:	Bootstrap Investments
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	Managing Major Projects , #1
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Barry Hawkey has more than 10 years of experience in successfully delivering high-technology projects around the world, and has spent years training experienced Project Managers on the challenges of intercultural communication and leading geographically dispersed teams.

Barry holds certifications from the Project Management Institute and the Scrum Alliance, as well as a Master of Science in Major Programme Management from Oxford University and a Master of International Management from Portland State University.

Barry is a native of Portland, Oregon, a veteran, and the proud subject of 'Keeping Up With Barry,' a song by The Dollyrots, available from all digital music outlets.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Understanding The Landscape
1 - The Difference Between Projects and Programs
2 - What Makes a Good Project Manager?

Part 2: Setting Up The Basics
3 - Managing Risk Through Organizational Design
4 - Forecasting Despite Uncertainty
5 - Selecting a Methodology
6 - The Importance of Metrics

Part 3: Looking Outside The Industry
7 - The Challenges of Software Development Projects
8 - The Limits of Intra-Industry Learning
9 - Software Projects Are Similar to Film Projects
10 - Comparing Project Success Rates Between Industries

Part 4: Comparing Processes Between Industries
11 - Team Formation
12 - Project Planning
13 - Tracking Project Value

Part 5: Summary and Conclusions
14 - Key Principles For Software Development Projects
15 - The Hollywood Software Development Life Cycle