Software Project Survival Boot Camp

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Software Project Survival Boot Camp

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course overview

Many people in the software industry are thrust into positions of responsibility for software project outcomes, but few are given formal or informal training in how to make that happen. In this two-day course, the workshop leader describes specific steps that small and medium-sized development teams should take to succeed on projects from three to 12 months long. This Software Survival Process is based both on the instructor's direct experiences on software projects and on experience gained from Construx Software's project assessment and project recovery consulting business.

Case studies are interspersed throughout the workshop to illustrate how survival principles apply to a variety of real-world situations. These case studies are drawn from headlines in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Business Week, as well as drawn from Construx Software's own experience.

This seminar is based on Steve McConnell's best-selling book Software Project Survival Guide.

benefits

Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the major issues that affect software project success. They will have time to discuss their specific issues with the instructor. They will practice techniques that they can apply to their own projects when they return to work, and they will develop a back-to-work action plan.

who should attend

This seminar will be useful to software engineers, developers and anyone who wants to learn how to make their software project a success.

the seminar includes the following topics

Introduction to Software Project Survival

A view of software development at its best
Example improvement results

Software Survival Challenges

Project survival test
Common causes of project failure
Common survival challenges

Quality and Software Effectiveness

Cost of quality
When quality costs more
How to reduce costs of low quality
Quality rules of thumb

Key Survival Concepts

Intellectual phase profiles
Cone of uncertainty
Iron triangle

Software Fundamentals

Technical fundamentals
Technical-management fundamentals
Quality fundamentals

Process and Software Project Survival

Process and thrashing
Process pitfalls
Effect of process on morale

Key Survival Skill: Planning Checkpoint Reviews (Feasibility Studies)

Key characteristics of planning checkpoint reviews
Planning checkpoint review deliverables
Benefits of planning checkpoint reviews

Key Survival Skill: Risk Management

Identifying risks
Analyzing risks
Prioritizing risks
Specific techniques for risk management
Extrinsic vs. intrinsic risk management

Key Survival Skill: Change Control

Change control procedure
Streamlining change control
Items to put under change control
Benefits of change control

Key Survival Skill: Project Tracking

Tracking state of the art
Tracking cost and effort
Tracking schedule
Tracking quality
Tracking functionality

Software Best Practices

Back-To-Work Action Plan

available instructors

Earl Beede, Steve Tockey, Steve McConnell, Jerry Deville, Matt Peloquin

pmi information

Integration Management, Scope Management, Time Management, Cost Management, Quality Management, Human Resource Management and Risk Management

12 PDU

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