9781332259335 - The Elusive Silver Lining: How We Fail to Learn From Failure in Software Development (Classic Reprint) di Abdel-Hamid, Tarek K. (4 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book illuminates the perennial problem of project failures and missed learning opportunities by examining underachieving software development projects. The author posits that while project failures are frequent, so too is the failure to draw lessons from these setbacks, thereby impeding the advancement of project management. The book proposes a system dynamics tool to diagnose postmortem project performance in order to pinpoint the root causes of failures and to identify opportunities for improvement. This tool is then utilized in a case study of a NASA software project, uncovering valuable insights into the complex interactions, dynamic nature, and sometimes counterintuitive behaviors that characterize software project environments. Ultimately, the book emphasizes the importance of effective postmortem analysis for organizational learning and improvement, arguing that organizations that can master this process will be better equipped to avoid repeating past mistakes and to achieve greater success in the future. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

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