软件项目管理（英文版，第4版）

本书自1995年第1版出版以来，得到了教师和学生的广泛好评。在第4 版中，作者根据使用本书的广大师生的反馈对原文进行了细致的更新，尤其是反映了软件项目管理技术上的最新进展，使之更适合于教学和实际应用。另外，书中还提供了大量的实例和辅导练习，并给出了练习答案。 　　本书是项目管理课程的理想教材，适合高等院校本科生和研究生使用，同时还可作为软件项目管理人员和软件开发人员的参考书。 　　第4版新增内容： 　　●地理上分散的（或“虚拟的”）项目团队。 　　●协同工作的项目组成员间的文化差异。 　　●用于创建和评估软件产品的新的国际标准。 　　●敏捷方法（尤其是极限编程）方面的新内容。 　　●Goldrant的关键链管理技术。

Bob Hughes在产业界和高等教育界担任各种职务，现在是英国布赖顿大学信息管理学院信息系统部的负责人，他还是BCS/ISEB项目管理认证考试的主考官和相关培训课程的主讲老师。

Preface to the fourth edition
Guided tour
Technology to enhance learning and teaching
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction to software project management
　1.1 IntroductiOn
　1.2 Why is software project management important?
　1.3 What iS a project?
　1.4 Software projects versus other types of project
　1.5 Contract management and technical project management
　1.6 Activities covered by software project management
　1.7 Plans，methods and methOd010qies
　1.8 Some ways of categorizing software projects
　1.9 What iS manaqement?
　1.10 Problems with software projects
　1.11 Settinq objectives
　1.12 Stakeholders
　1.13 The business case
　1.14 Requirement specification
　1.15 Manaqement controI
　1.16 Conclusion
Annex 1 Contents Iist for a feasibility study
Annex 2 Contents list for a project plan
1.1 7 Further exercises
2 Step Wise：an overview of project planning
2.1 Introduction to Step Wise project planning
2.2 Step O：Select project
2.3 Step 1：Identify project scope and objectives
2.4 Step 2：Identify project infrastructure
2.5 Step 3：Analyse project characteristics
2.6 Step 4：Identify project produc~and activities
2.7 Step 5：Estimate effort for each activity
2.8 Step 6：Identify activity risks
2.9 Step 7：AIIocate resources
2.10 Step 8：Review／publicize plan
2.11 Steps 9 and 10：Execute plan／lower levels of planning
2.12 Conclusion
2.13 Further exercises
3 Programme management and project evaluation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Programme management
3.3 Managing the allocation of resources within programmes
3.4 Strategic programme management
3.5 Creating a programme
3.6 Aids to programme management
3.7 Benefits management
3.8 Evaluation of individual projects
3.9 TechnicaI assessment
3.10 Cost-benefit analysis
3.11 Cash flow forecastinq
3.12 Cost-benefit evaluation techniques
3.13 Risk evaluation
3.14 Conclusion
3.15 Further exercises
4 Selection of an appropriate project approach
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Choosing technologies
4.3 Technical plan contents Iist
4.4 Choice of process models
4.5 Structure versus speed of delivery
4.6 The waterfalI modeI
4.7 The V-process modeI
4.8 The spiral modeI
4.9 Software prototyping
4.10 Other ways of categorizing prototypes
4.11 IncrementaI delivery
4.12 Dynamic Systems Development Method
4.13 Extreme programming
4.14 Managing iterative processes
4.15 Selecting the most appropriate process model
4.16 Conclusion
4.17 Further exercises
5 Software effort estimation
6 Activity planning
7 Risk management
8 Resource allocation
9 Monitoring and control
10 Managing contracts
11 Managing people and organizing teams
12 Software quality
13 Small Projects
Appendixes
A PRINCE2an overview
B BS 6079:1996
C Answer pointers
Further reading
Index

Preface to the fourth edition
Guided tour
Technology to enhance learning and teaching
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction to software project management
1．1 IntroductiOn
1．2 Why is software project management important?
1.3 What iS a project?
1．4 Software projects versus other types of project
1．5 Contract management and technical project management
1．6 Activities covered by software project management
1．7 Plans，methods and methOd010qies
1．8 Some ways of categorizing software projects
1．9 What iS manaqement?
1．1 0 Problems with software projects
1．1 1 Settinq objectives
1．1 2 Stakeholders
1．1 3 The business case
1．1 4 Requirement specification
1．1 5 Manaqement controI
1．1 6 Conclusion
Annex 1 Contents Iist for a feasibility study
Annex 2 Contents list for a project plan
1．1 7 Further exercises
2 Step Wise：an overview of project planning
2．1 Introduction to Step Wise project planning
2．2 Step O：Select project
2．3 Step 1：Identify project scope and objectives
2．4 Step 2：Identify project infrastructure
2．5 Step 3：Analyse project characteristics
2．6 Step 4：Identify project produc~and activities
2．7 Step 5：Estimate effort for each activity
2．8 Step 6：Identify activity risks
2．9 Step 7：AIIocate resources
2．10 Step 8：Review／publicize plan
2．11 Steps 9 and 10：Execute plan／lower levels of planning
2．12 Conclusion
2．13 Further exercises
3 Programme management and project evaluation
3．1 Introduction
3．2 Programme management
3.3 Managing the allocation of resources within programmes
3．4 Strategic programme management
3．5 Creating a programme
3．6 Aids to programme management
3．7 Benefits management
3．8 Evaluation of individual projects
3．9 TechnicaI assessment
3．1 0 Cost-benefit analysis
3．1 1 Cash flow forecastinq
3．1 2 Cost-benefit evaluation techniques
3．1 3 Risk evaluation
3．1 4 Conclusion
3．1 5 Further exercises
4 Selection of an appropriate project approach
4．1 Introduction
4．2 Choosing technologies
4．3 Technical plan contents Iist
4．4 Choice of process models
4．5 Structure versus speed of delivery
4．6 The waterfalI modeI
4．7 The V-process modeI
4．8 The spiral modeI
4．9 Software prototyping
4．10 Other ways of categorizing prototypes
4．11 IncrementaI delivery
4．12 Dynamic Systems Development Method
4．13 Extreme programming
4．14 Managing iterative processes
4．15 Selecting the most appropriate process model
4．16 Conclusion
4．17 Further exercises