RECOMMENDED READING - Updated for 2008-2009!
| BOOKS BY CAROL DEKKERS (NEW!) | ||
Released Sept 10, 2008 BUY NOW!The IT Measurement Compendium: Estimating and Benchmarking Success with Functional Size Measurement (2008), by Manfred Bundschuh and Carol Dekkers "This is a most useful and practical book. It should be on every project manager's desk as a handy reference on all things dealing with software measurement, estimation, benchmarking, and process improvement. Easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to apply !" --Peter R. Hill, CEO, International Software Benchmarking Standards Group |
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Program Management Toolkit for software and systems development (2008) by Pekka Forselius, Carol Dekkers, Matti Kosonen, and Matti Karvinen Features templates, tools, guidelines, program management expertise based on solid industrial research conducted in Finland. Read reviews by International Project Management Experts ** Currently orders by email or phone order only. Click here to send email or call 727.393.6048 to place an order. Price: Book and CD for $100.USD or 60.€ (includes shipping). |
BUY NOW!Fundamental Concepts for the Software Quality Engineer Volume 2 (2007) edited by Sue Carroll and Taz Daughtrey Chapter written by Carol Dekkers and Patricia McQuaid |
| MEASUREMENT | ||
BUY NOW!Applied Statistics for Software Managers (2002), by Katrina Maxwell ** Recommended at 2008 QUEST Manager's workshop ** |
BUY NOW!IT Measurement: Practical Advice from the Experts (2002), by International Function Point Users Group, et al |
BUY NOW!Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering - 2nd Edition (2003), by Stephen H. Kan Read review by C. Dekkers |
BUY NOW!Function Point Analysis Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects (2000), by David Garmus & David Herron Read review by C. Dekkers |
BUY NOW!The Goal/Question/Metric Method (1999), by Rini van Solingen and Egon Berghout ** Recommended at 2008 QUEST Manager's workshop ** |
BUY NOW!Measuring & Motivating Maintenance Programmers (1992), by Jerome B. Landsbaum and Robert L. Glass ** Recommended at 2008 QUEST Manager's workshop ** |
| REQUIREMENTS | ||
BUY NOW!Customer-Centered Products, Creating Successful Products Through Smart Requirements Management (2000), by Ivy F. Hooks and Kristin A. Farry Read review by C. Dekkers |
BUY NOW!Writing Effective Use Cases (2000), by Alistar Cockburn Read review by C. Dekkers |
BUY NOW!Requirements by Collaboration (2002), by Ellen Gottesdiener Read review by C. Dekkers |
| PROCESS IMPROVEMENT | ||
BUY NOW!Measuring the Software Process: Statistical Process Control for Software Process Improvement (1999), by William A. Florac and Anita D. Carleton |
BUY NOW!CMMI Distilled -- A Practical Introduction to Integrated Process Improvement (2001), by Dennis M. Ahern, Aaron Clouse, Richard Turner |
BUY NOW!Practical Software Measurement: Objective Information for Decision Makers (2002), by John McGarry, et. al. ** Recommended at 2008 QUEST Manager's workshop ** Read summary of book. |
BUY NOW!Six Sigma® Simplified (2001), by Jay Arthur Read review by S. Cartwright |
BUY NOW!Project Retrospectives (2001), by Norman L. Kerth ** Recommended at 2008 QUEST Manager's workshop ** |
BUY NOW!The Back of the Napkin (2008), by Dan Roam ** Recommended at 2008 QUEST Manager's workshop ** |
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