Succeeding with Objects: Decision Frameworks for Project Management

Adele Goldberg

ISBN 10: 0201628783 / ISBN 13: 9780201628784

Published by Pearson Education (US), 1995

About this Item

Adele Goldberg, Pearson Education (US). Intended for use by technical projects managers, as well as members of their team, this guide provides information of the decisions and issues which must be considered when approaching and employing objects for software development projects. It aims to cover all aspects of programming languages, development tools and methods for analysis and design. The work is supported by examples of decisions made by a number of organizations, examples derived from project case studies conducted by the authors. The first part of the book sets the stage for making decisions. It explores the case studies that form the basis for the authors' recommendations, and introduces steps that the reader should follow to set up a successful work context. A basic introduction to object-oriented concepts is included. The book also shows how an organization's software engineering practices have to change to best leverage object-oriented technology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Succeeding with Objects: Decision Frameworks for Project Management
• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201628783
• ISBN 13: 9780201628784
• Binding: Paperback
• Book Type: Paperback

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Synopsis

If you are a project manager, or a member of a project team incorporating object-oriented technology into a software development project, you need to read this book.
Filled with advice distilled from the authors' experience in the creation and use of object-oriented technology, Succeeding with Objects is an invaluable guide to the decision processes inherent in successful software development using object-oriented technology. The focus of the book is on you - the developer, project manager, or IS executive. It assumes that you want to apply object-oriented technology to real-world problems and to integrate this technology into the software development culture of your organization successfully. Case studies of object-oriented software projects and the direct personal experience of the authors from the basis for the decision frameworks presented. Using these frameworks, you will be able to develop your own coherent and successful management plan, tailored to your organization.
Succeeding with Objects provides practical advice on how to incorporate object-oriented technology in software development projects based upon experience in real-life projects; covers all aspects of process models, project planning and control, software development environments, measurement, training, and systematic reuse and introduces ten decision frameworks used to develop a project management strategy, leveraged by object-oriented technology.

About the Author

Adele Goldberg is Chairman and Founder of ParcPlace Systems, Inc.