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Software Engineering Best Practices

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Gopinath

Author:    Caper Jones Published: 2009 Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill If software engineering has to be recognized as a true profession like other conventional engineering fields it has to inculcate the discipline of better measurements, better benchmarks, better quality control, and better … Continue reading →

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Tork & Grunt’s Guide to Great Presentations

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Bob Harvey Published: 2008 Publisher: Marshall Cavendish “Arrows Not Bullets”, is the tagline of this book. It takes a dig at typical presentations done within the confines of an organization or in various public events. The author stresses that … Continue reading →

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eXtreme Project Management

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Doug DeCarlo Published: 2004 Publisher: Jossey-Bass The author presents approaches for succeeding with eXtreme projects. He defines an eXtreme project as a project that has two or more of the following dynamics in play: High stakes: failure is not … Continue reading →

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The Art of Lean Software Development

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Gopinath

Authors: Curt Hibbs,Steve Jewett & Mike Sullivan Published: 2009 Publisher: O’Reilley Media Inc. This book is a brief introduction to the Lean methodology as applied to the software development process. It also gives a roadmap for getting started on Lean. … Continue reading →

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Bill & Dave – How Hewlett and Packard Built the World’s Greatest Company

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Michael S. Malone Published: 2008 Publisher: Penguin Group Starting right from the childhood days of Bill and Dave, it covers their lives as students and how they met and started the Hewlett-Packard (HP) company in a garage in 1939. … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Question : Driving Good Profits and True Growth

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Fred Reichheld Published: 2006 Publisher: Harvard Business Press As per the author Fred Reichheld, customer satisfaction surveys conducted by organizations have several limitations.Firstly the percentage of customers responding to these surveys is low. Secondly when the survey results are … Continue reading →

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Six Sigma Pricing

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Gopinath

Authors: ManMohan S. Sodhi and Navdeep S. Sodhi Published: 2008 Publisher: Pearson Education This book is very relevant for the product companies. Product companies set a list price for their products. However they also allow their sales team to offer … Continue reading →

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Conflict Management in the Workplace

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Gopinath

Authors: Shay McConnen & Margaret McConnen Published: 2008 Publisher: How To Books Ltd. This is a very handy book on managing disagreements and conflicts that happen in the workplace. A very well structured book with lots of practical tips on … Continue reading →

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Aligning Ferret : How an Organization Meets Extraordinary Challenges

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Gopinath

Authors: Swapna Kishore and Rajesh Naik Published: 2008 Publisher: Postscript Impressions This “business novel”  is about how Sunny Chinappa, a senior manager of a small Indian IT firm called Ferret, plays a key role in aligning it to the business … Continue reading →

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