| Like movies, software projects can be complex, creative, and high risk. But Hollywood has a better track record for delivering projects to plan. Now you can apply the project-management best practices used by motion-picture producers and production managers to your own work - and get better results.
The author - an expert in software engineering and process improvement - shares what he's learned from film-industry project managers to deliver software projects on time and on budget. You'll gain insights & techniques you can apply right away for estimation & planning; controlling costs, schedules, and changes; coordinating multiple teams; tracking progress; reporting status; managing logistics; management reviews; and more.
- Learn how movie studios use a cohesive system to plan, manage, and measure projects;
- Implement a rigorous green light, or approvals, process - with payoffs in better execution;
- Use budget to drive project changes, not the reverse;
- Treat your stakeholders and end users like associate producers;
- Use iterative development - editing dailies and hot costs as you go;
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