Productivity Management in the Development of Computer Applications

by John F. Keane and Marilyn Keane

Book Overview

Complete with examples and case studies, this book boils down myriad implementation factors into six basic principles for designing - and using - computer software. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0137253834
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A project management classic

I worked for Keane back in the mid 1990's. I received a copy of this book from Keane, Inc. to help me with my consulting assignments. The book was written in response to the question "why do software projects fail?". Luckily, Keane, Inc. has had over 40 years to answer that question, and a lot of the answers are in this book. The six principles of productivity management are meant to guide aspiring project managers and consultants to avoid the pitfalls of bad project management. I followed them, and still follow them, to amazing success. I keep referring to this book, and the principles in it, throughout my career. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is one: it needs to be updated. Not that the principles have changed throughout the years, but a little brush off and revision would do a world of good. Like an old wine, this book just keeps getting better and better.