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Catastrophe Disentanglement: Getting Software Projects Back on Track Review by Jim Anderton
It's best to know it before you need it
Catastrophe Disentanglement : Getting Software Projects Back on Track teaches the kind of skills you hope you never have to use. It's something like taking a CPR class for project management. You hope you never have to administer CPR in real life, but when you do get put in that position, you're really glad you have that training to fall back on. That clear, logical list of steps can mean the difference between life and death. In the world of project management, the skills taught in this book can save projects and careers.
This book differs from traditional project management books in that it focuses on corrective rather than preventive measures. The author teaches two critical things. First, he presents a set of criteria used to recognize a project that is in need of rescue. This is an important step! Once a project is identified as seriously out of control, you can apply the steps presented in this book to bring it back on track and guide it to a successful completion. This book will give you the reasoning and courage necessary to make hard decisions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Catastrophe Disentanglement
Chapter 2 When Is a Project a Catastrophe?
Chapter 3 Step 1--Stop
Chapter 4 Step 2--Assign an Evaluator
Chapter 5 Step 3--Evaluate the Project
Chapter 6 Step 4--Evaluate the Team
Chapter 7 Step 5--Define Minimum Goals
Chapter 8 Step 6--Can Minimum Goals Be Achieved?
Chapter 9 Step 7--Rebuild the Team
Chapter 10 Step 8--Risk Analysis
Chapter 11 Step 9--Revise the Plan
Chapter 12 Step 10--Create an Early Warning System
Chapter 13 Epilogue: Putting the Final Pieces in Place
I would recommend this book to anyone involved in software projects.