{"product_id":"9780137487776-software-development-pearls","title":"Software Development Pearls","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lessons from Fifty Years of Software Experience. \u003cb\u003eAccelerate Your Pursuit of Software Excellence by Learning from Others' Hard-Won Experience\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \"Karl is one of the most thoughtful software people I know. He has reflected deeply on the software development irritants he has encountered over his career, and this book contains 60 of his most valuable responses.\"  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e-- From the Foreword by \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cem\u003eSteve McConnell, Construx Software and author of\u003c\/em\u003e   Code Complete    \"Wouldn't it be great to gain a lifetime's experience without having to pay for the inevitable errors of your own experience? Karl Wiegers is well versed in the best techniques of business analysis, software engineering, and project management. You'll gain concise but important insights into how to recover from setbacks as well as how to avoid them in the first place.\"  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e--Meilir Page-Jones, Senior Business Analyst, Wayland Systems Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Experience is a powerful teacher, but it's also slow and painful. You can't afford to make every mistake yourself! \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoftware Development Pearls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e helps you improve faster and bypass much of the pain by learning from others who already climbed the learning curves. Drawing on 25+ years helping software teams succeed, Karl Wiegers has crystallized 60 concise, practical lessons for all your projects, regardless of your role, industry, technology, or methodology. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWiegers's insights and specific recommendations cover six crucial elements of success: requirements, design, project management, culture and teamwork, quality, and process improvement. For each, Wiegers offers \u003ci\u003eFirst Steps\u003c\/i\u003e for reflecting on your own experiences before you start; detailed \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e with core insights, real case studies, and actionable solutions; and \u003ci\u003eNext Steps\u003c\/i\u003e for planning adoption in your project, team, or organization. This is knowledge you weren't taught in college or boot camp. It can boost your performance as a developer, business analyst, quality professional, or manager. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarify requirements to gain a shared vision and understanding of your real problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate robust designs that implement the right functionality and quality attributes and can evolve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnticipate and avoid ubiquitous project management pitfalls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrow a culture in which behaviors actually align with what people claim to value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan realistically for quality and build it in from the outset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse process improvement to achieve desired business results, not as an end in itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose your next steps to get full value from all these lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003eRegister your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and\/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40311240196193,"sku":"9780137487776","price":20.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/5a0d2595b66fbb8be342045bc6061c8c_48a6726c-c6b8-40eb-b187-fc625b0c6085.png?v=1700689108","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780137487776-software-development-pearls","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}