Overview
"""This book hits the mark for three important issues:How to keep focused on real improvementsHow to develop an implementable improvement planHow to develop meaningful and useful measurementsI will definitely recommend it to my clients who are just beginning or are having trouble with their improvement program."" - Norman Hammock, SEI Authorized Lead Assessor""At last a common sense and business-oriented approach to process improvement. This book gives very practical instruction that is easy to apply. Your people will thank you for it."" - Nancy K. M. Rees, Vice President and Chief Engineer, Xerox Corporation""...gets right to the heart of process improvement with specific, concrete steps and excellent examples. It's a book you can use today."" - Dennis J. Frailey, Principal Fellow, Raytheon Company""Too many organizations develop a checklist mentality targeted at achieving the next process maturity level or passing an audit...Neil and Mary remind us to focus on pragmatic mechanisms for achieving superior business results..."" - Karl Wiegers, Principal Consultant, Process ImpactSoftware process improvement too often reflects a significant disconnect between theory and practice. This book bridges the gap - offering a straightforward, systematic approach to planning, implementing, and monitoring a process improvement program. Project managers will appreciate the book's concise presentation style and will be able to apply its practical ideas immediately to real-life challenges.With examples based on the authors' own extensive experience, this book shows how to define goals that directly address the needs of your organization, use improvement models appropriately, and devise a pragmatic action plan. In addition, it reveals valuable strategies for deploying organizational change, and delineates essential metrics for tracking your progress. Appendices provide examples of an action plan, a risk management plan, and a mini-assessment process.You will learn how to:Scope and develop an improvement planIdentify and prioritize risks and mitigate anticipated difficultiesDerive metrics that accurately measure progress toward business goalsSell your improvement program in-houseInitially target practitioners and projects most-open to new approaches and techniquesStay focused on goals and problemsAlign the actions of managers and practitionersDelay major policy documents and edicts until solutions have been practiced and testedUse existing resources to speed deploymentIncorporate improvement models, such as SEI CMM and CMMISM, into your improvement programFor those managers who are tired of chronic project difficulties, constant new improvement schemes, and a lack of real progress, this easily digestible volume provides the real-world wisdom you need to realize positive change in your organization. 0201775778B02262002"
Full Product Details
Author: Neil Potter ,
Mary Sakry
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Addison Wesley
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780201775778
ISBN 10: 0201775778
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 24 April 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Author Information
Neil Potter is a co-founder of The Process Group, a company that consults in software engineering process improvement. He has been working in software development, software engineering, and process and project management since 1985. He is an SEI-authorized Lead Assessor. Mary Sakry is a co-founder of The Process Group, a company that consults in software engineering process improvement. She has been working in software development, software engineering, and process and project management since 1976. She is an SEI-authorized Lead Assessor. 0201775778AB02262002
