{"product_id":"9780133488449","title":"Software Endgames: Eliminating Defects, Controlling Change, and the Countdown To On-Time Delivery","description":"This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 2005).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cb\u003eTake Control of Your Project in the Final Stage of Software Development\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn software development, projects are won or lost during the project endgame—that final stage of software development between release for testing and release to customers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eSoftware Endgames: Eliminating Defects, Controlling Change, and the Countdown to On-Time Delivery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e presents the core strategies for delivering working software to your customers. Focusing solely on the endgame, the book provides hard-won, hands-on strategies and practices for delivering real value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the endgame, effective management and repair of defects is crucial. Experienced project manager and consultant Robert Galen shows readers how to conduct effective defect triage -- analyzing, understanding, and categorizing defects—in preparation for scheduling repairs. Readers will learn how to transform the endgame from a time of rampant defects and utter chaos into a time of focused repairs, effective teamwork, and change management. You'll set release criteria, establish endgame release plans, and utilize a variety of change reduction and endgame management techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics include\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003edeveloping various forms of release criteria and leveraging them to guide your teams' efforts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estrategies for reducing the rate of change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echange control and triage techniques that lead to efficient and effective defect repair decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ealternative methods of defect repair for decision-making flexibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esetting up a defect-tracking system, managing defects and gathering standard metrics for endgame defect trending\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etechniques for repair planning and efficiency\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eagile extensions -- how to apply these techniques to agile projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow to \"mine\" your endgames for overall software development improvements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e                   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079033766128,"sku":"9780133488449","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780133488449_p0.jpg?v=1763641421","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780133488449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}