Making process improvement work: a concise action guide for software managers and practitioners

  • Authors:
  • Neil S. Potter;Mary E. Sakry

  • Affiliations:
  • The Process Group;The Process Group

  • Venue:
  • Making process improvement work: a concise action guide for software managers and practitioners
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Software process improvement too often reflects a significant disconnect between theory and practice. This book bridges the gap-offering a straightforward, systematic approach to planning, implementing, and monitoring a process improvement program. Project managers will appreciate the book's concise presentation style and will be able to apply its practical ideas immediately to real-life challenges. With examples based on the authors' own extensive experience, this book shows how to define goals that directly address the needs of your organization , use improvement models appropriately, and devise a pragmatic action plan. In addition, it reveals valuable strategies for deploying organizational change, and delineates essential metrics for tracking your progress. Appendices provide examples of an action plan, a risk management plan, and a mini-assessment process.