Many software luminaries believe that architecture is the most crucial element to success in software development. This text links software architecture and project management, providing practical techniques that speed time to market, improve performance, and reduce risk.
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Architecture-Centered Software Project Planning (ACSPP) is an important software development methodology for planning software projects. By utilizing software architecture when managing projects, practitioners experience better success completing projects on time and within budget, while effectively fulfilling the project's requirements.
Written for project managers and software architects, Architecture-Centric Software Project Management demonstrates how to draw on software architecture to design schedules, generate estimates, make scope decisions, and manage the development team for a successful outcome. The book addresses each cornerstone of effective project management—planning, organizing, implementing, and measuring.
Dan Paulish provides a wealth of practical, experience-based advice on such topics as:
In addition, real-world case studies illustrate the book's strategies, approaches, and techniques. These case studies help the reader fully comprehend the challenges and struggles inherent in software development, and demonstrate how common obstacles can be more easily avoided using an architecture-centric approach.