Introduction | Book Structure | What We Liked in Parts 1 & 2
What We Liked in Parts 3 & 4 | Downside | Summary

Book Structure

Joe Marasco's book is divided into six parts of four chapters each. As Joe explains in his Preface:

"1.  General Management: These chapters deal with topics that are useful to managers in general, and also expose the reader to my background and biases. I include them so that we have a common baseline for what follows.
2.  Software Differences: In this section we have a look at those things that distinguish software development from other management challenges.
3.  The Project Management View: I take the perspective that a software development project is a variant of the generic project, and, as such, amenable to classical project management techniques. On the other hand, I strive to point out what is different about software development.
4.  The Human Element: I turn around in this section and look at software development from the perspective of the people who do it. Once again, I try to compare and contrast that which is similar to that which is different for software development projects.
5.  Thinking Laterally: Software people come at problems from many different points of view. In this section, I expose the reader to some of the more speculative and original ideas that he or she may not have seen before.
6.  Advanced Topics: The successful software development manager is like a really good pinball player: His reward for high scoring is given in free games. This additional 'stick time' leads to his becoming even more proficient. In this section I talk about some of the challenges that come with success."[2]

Chapter details are as follows:

Introduction

What We Liked - in Parts 1 & 2

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