Ship it!: a practical guide to successful software projects, paperback/jared richardson

Description Ship It is a collection of tips that show the tools andtechniques a successful project team has to use, and how to use themwell.

Youll get quick, easy-to-follow advice on modernpractices: which to use, and when they should be applied.

This bookavoids current fashion trends and marketing hype; instead, readersfind page after page of solid advice, all tried and tested in thereal world.

Aimed at beginning to intermediate programmers, Ship It will show you: Which tools help, and which dont How to keep a project moving Approaches to scheduling that work How to build developers as well as product Whats normal on a project, and whats not How to manage managers, end-users and sponsors Danger signs and how to fix them Few of the ideas presented here are controversial or extreme; most experiencedprogrammers will agree that this stuff works.

Yet 50 to 70 percent of allproject teams in the U.

arent able to use even these simple, well-acceptedpractices effectively.

This book will help you get started.

Ship It begins by introducing the common technicalinfrastructure that every project needs to get the job done.

Readerscan choose from a variety of recommended technologies according totheir skills and budgets.

The next sections outline the necessarysteps to get software out the door reliably, using well-accepted, easy-to-adopt, best-of-breed practices that really work.

Finally, and most importantly, Ship It presents commonproblems that teams face, then offers real-world advice on how tosolve them.