Surviving Object-Oriented Projects

The survival and ultimate success of an object-oriented software development project hinges on the project manager's prior planning and knowledge of what to expect and their active management to keep the project on track. This book provides managers with numerous heuristics derived from extensive consulting experience that are designed to enable managers to solve and avoid the most common problems found in object oriented projects. These include issues of scheduling, budgeting, staffing and cost-justification, all supported and illustrated by short case studies of actual projects. The final chapter collects these heuristics into brief lists for quick reference.

Alistair Cockburn is a recognized expert on use cases. He is consulting fellow at Humans and Technology, where he is responsible for helping clients succeed with object-oriented projects. He has more than twenty years of experience leading projects in hardware and software development in insurance, retail, and e-commerce companies and in large organizations such as the Central Bank of Norway and IBM.

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