Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools

Get the practical guide to successful software development project initiation-straight from a well-known expert. In this collection of articles, Karl E. Wiegers goes beyond common project management practices. Recognizing that a successful initiation is an important indicator of the ultimate success of a software development project, this unique guide focuses on how to get your project off to the right start. The two-time Jolt award winner brings his years of experience together into this one-volume book. He includes tools and templates that he has developed throughout his illustrious career, and he delivers best-practices guidance for managing resources, organizing priorities and launch meetings, and completing other key project-initiation tasks.

Key Book Benefits:
- Delivers experience-based guidance about how to get a software development project off to a strong start
- Provides metrics and tools to help organize priorities, track progress, and plan assignments
- Features numerous useful templates and forms-in the book, and downloadable from the book's companion Web site