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Becoming Agile in an Imperfect World
Authors: Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky Published: 2009 Publisher: Manning Publications Co. The authors of Manifesto for Agile Software Development unambiguously acknowledge the value of processes and tools, comprehensive documentation, contract negotiation and following a plan, even though they place more … Continue reading
Software Engineering Best Practices
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
Tork & Grunt’s Guide to Great Presentations
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
eXtreme Project Management
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
The Art of Lean Software Development
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
Bill & Dave – How Hewlett and Packard Built the World’s Greatest Company
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
The Ultimate Question : Driving Good Profits and True Growth
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
Six Sigma Pricing
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
Conflict Management in the Workplace
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
Aligning Ferret : How an Organization Meets Extraordinary Challenges
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