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A developer's survival guide packed with real-life case
studies, tips, techniques, and best practices for completing software projects on time and within budget
Whether you work at a large or small company, this book will provide you with expert, down-in-the-trenches tips, techniques, and strategies to deliver a software project in a cost-effective and timely way. Real-life case studies let you learn from the mistakes as well as the successes of others. Author E. M. Bennatan zeroes in on proven methods for avoiding bottlenecks and overruns at every step in the software development cycle--from cost estimating to product delivery.
The Third Edition of this bestselling guide routes you directly to what you need to know about:
* Managing both small and large projects in a distributed environment
* Common development problems and how to avoid them
* Preparing estimates and proposals and bidding for contracts
* Managing teams for maximum quality and productivity
* Proven scheduling and project development planning techniques
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* How best to ensure an effective relationship with customers
* Risk management and disaster prevention
* The pros and cons of acquiring custom software from outside suppliers
* Managing multinational projects
* How to save time by reusing software components
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Bible on Project Management.......2003-06-10
If you have never been a project manager, and suddenly you need to learn rules of the game, this is a book I would recommend you to use as a reference material. It is easy to read, has real life examples and various templates related to project management are presented in this book. Highly recommended.
We just finished a 2yr project using this text.......2002-09-15
We (26 person team) just finished a 2+ year project using On Time Within Budget as our process guide. Bottom line: the project came in 7 weeks late -- not bad for a company used to 6 to 12 month schedule overruns. We'll do better next time with more experience on the methods described in the book. Advice to others: the chapters on estimation, standards, and risk analysis are great. The chapters on software teams, quality assurance and testing are good pointers to what we needed to know, but we also used other books on these subjects to fill in more details that we needed. Most everyone liked the epilogue (pulling it all together). This book helped to pull us out of the dark ages into modern software project management. Strongly recommended!
Good reference even for non-software managers.......2002-03-27
I don't usually write reviews but I was prompted to do this one because I strongly disagree with a preceding review. I am an EE senior manager and software development had always been a mystery to me until I got hold of On Time, Within Budget. I particularly found the following chapters helpful: Chapter 1 which includes reasons for project success and failure, Chapter 2 on risk management and how to reduce the cost of risk events, Chapter 5 on the management of software engineers, and most especially the Epilogue on pulling it all together, which provides a great overall perspective.
This book is full of real-life examples; it was clearly written by someone who has been down in the trenches. This adds credibility to the methods described.
I have learned a lot from the book and I use it as a reference regularly.
Probably best for a techie moving into a management rolw.......2002-03-12
As a previous reviewer wrote, I was truly dismayed at the level of technical expertise tha the readers of this text are assumed to have. The book definitely contains several gems, but non-technical managers would be better off finding other sources that are more geared for their skill base.
For example, I enjoyed Chapter 9 which described the major development standards on a relatively high level. However, the exercises at the end of the chapter dealt into the intricacies of the standards, which was not a level of detail achieved within the chapter text.
Also, many of the other exercises within the chapters seem more related to system design than to schedule and budget estimation, which I assumed would be the crux of the book.
So, this book may be best read by technical personnel moving into a management position, but for non-technical personnel I would recommend finding another source of information.
This book was adopted as the standard text by our company.......2001-11-17
I used On Time Within Budget at a post grad course last year on software project management (we switched mid-course from the 2nd edition to the 3rd). After the course I brought it to the attention of our Software Process Office at our company and in July it was adopted as the standard text to be used by all our project managers. In the last 4 months we have introduced risk analysis, standard status reporting, and stepwise estimation. We are planning to start preparing for an SEI assessment early next year. Everyone's guide is the Bennatan book (we are also now using the IEEE standards and the SEI CMM guideline books).
I don't think our company would have taken all this on without this book. It doesn't only suggest what to do it also explains why.
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Heartland: How to Build Companies as Strong as Countries
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A revolutionary new approach to managing transnational corporations
In his acclaimed Reinspiring the Corporation, competitive strategy expert Mark Scott introduced a dynamic approach to building employee commitment for competitive excellence. Now Scott breaks new ground with a revolutionary approach to harnessing the energy and talents of employees of multinational firms. In a radical departure from conventional thinking on the subject, which tends to focus exclusively on the structural challenges of managing transnational enterprises, Scott focuses on the social dimension. He clearly shows that the key to creating the commitment required for sustainable success is to unite the diverse national communities that make up a global firm into a cohesive global society, or "corporate state." And he provides advice and guidance on how to apply those principles in the development of an unbeatable transnational competitor.
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This edition takes account of all major legislative and judicial changes including reforms to the new civil justice process, the incorporation of the European Convention of Human Rights into UK law, and developments in the area of criminal justice. Written by a respected author in this field, the book contains a collection of materials taken from a wide variety of sources, and a useful commentary highlights issues of particular importance. This book is a companion to 'Zander: The Law Making Process'.
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Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
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The fifth edition of this established book covers the latest developments including sexual offences, racially aggravated crime and recklessness. More 'Notes and Questions' sections have been inlcuded throughout the text to probe the law and serve as critical research tools, helping students
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Cases and Materials on Evidence (Cases & Materials)
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Cases and Materials on the Law of Restitution
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This is the first cases and materials book to be published on one of the most topical areas of the common law - the law of restitution. It contains extracts from the leading cases, predominantly from the UK and the Commonwealth, together with some US cases. There are also extracts from the writings of some of the world's leading academic authorities on restitution law. These materials are supported by comments and notes written by the editors and there are also questions and notes on further reading. Clearly, the components of this book form a thorough exploration of the law of restitution and as such will be essential reading for all students of the law in this area.
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Evidence: Text and Materials (Longman Law Series)
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Heydon & Ockelton: Evidence Cases & Materials
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This new edition covers all the most significant developments that have occurred since the last edition appeared, with the chief amongst these being the changes instigated by the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, which has removed the last of the mandatory corroboration warnings and rewritten the law on the 'right of silence', as well as those made under the Criminal Justice Acts of 1991 and 1993.
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Information Technology Law: Text, Cases & Materials
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This book presents students with the legal response to the challenges of innovations in information technology. It considers the impact of these developments on such areas as criminal law, evidence, tort, contract and intellectual property. The book provides a comprehensive array of cases and materials in the field. While it is aimed at students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses on information technology law, it may also be of interest at a more general level to practitioners and others whose business relies on modern information technology.
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Pollard, Parpworth & Hughes: Constitutional & Administrative Law - Cases & Materials
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Corn: Origin, History, Technology, and Production (Wiley Series in Crop Science)
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Your all-in-one guide to corn. This book provides practical advice on planting techniques and rates, seed production, treating plant diseases, insect infestation and weeds, harvesting, processing, and worldwide utilization. This is the fourth, and final, volume in the series of comprehensive references on the major crops of the world.
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Origins of Life: The Central Concepts
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Early life on earth.......2000-11-26
This book contains a number of very useful articles (many reprints) to persons interested in the evolution of early life. For example, there is T.R. Cech's article, A Model for the RNA-catalyzed Replication of RNA, shwoing that RNA enzymes exist which can act as poly-C polymerases. Based on the existence of such enzymes, this article hypothesizes prebiotic template-dependent synthesis of RNA by an RNA polymerase itself made of RNA.
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DIGEST A Primer for the International GIS Standard (Mapping Science)
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DIGEST is the Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard for interoperability and compatibility among national and multinational systems and users. It is a standard based on the Vector Product Format (VPF), used by NATO and the United States Defense Mapping Agency for capturing geographical data. Finally, there is an aid available to users of Geographical Information System (GIS) and developers of GIS technology working with DIGEST. This book was developed from a series of lectures given by Dr. Kelly Chan, recognized as a leading authority on the standard. It is specifically designed to allow the user to finally make practical use of this difficult material. Dr. Chan's work allows the user to write specific programs tailored to particular needs.
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From Semiconductors to Proteins: Beyond the Average Structure (Fundamental Materials Research)
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This workshop brought together researchers from materials science, physics, chemistry and biochemistry with interests in determining the structure of substances beyond their average crystal structure. Materials where this is important range from semiconductor alloys to proteins in solution. The workshop featured pedagogical talks on the analysis of diffuse scattering from single crystals and powders, XAFS, NMR, small angle scattering and other techniques which reveal additional information about materials beyond that obtained by Bragg analysis. Theory plays a special role in such studies because of the difficulty of extracting and interpreting information from these techniques.
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fish and fish tales.......2006-03-18
The recipies were easy and delicious. The pictures were pretty much right on not a lot of fofo to make it look good. We also enjoyed the suttle use of Mr. Gumps wisdom troughout the book.
Great Recipes to Go With a Great Movie.......2006-03-08
Flip through the book and savor the sound of shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, shrimp cocktail and all sorts of ways to cook and eat shrimp. This has 75 recipes, so there's bound to be some that suit your tastes.
You can bake it: Millionaire Stuffed Shrimp, Alabama-Style Shrimp Bake, Bubba's Beer-Broiled Shrimp, Shrimp Pizza Wedges, etc.
You can barbecue it: Lime-Barbecued Shrimp, Grilled Orange Shrimp Salad, and a couple of others.
You can boil it: Spicy Shrimp Dip, Real Smooth Shrimp Butter, Mighty Nice Shrimp Cheese Ball, Lt. Dan's Lemon Shrimp, Smiley Face Shrimp, Oriental Shrimp Salad, Shrimp and Cheese Omelet, and plenty more.
You can fry it: Crispy Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp, Coconut Fried Shrimp, Walnut Fried Shrimp, Mama Blue's Shrimp Patties, and a few others.
You can saute it: Shrimp Hot Brown, New Year's Steak 'n' Shrimp, Shrimp Flambe (with White Wine Sauce and Hollandaise Sauce!), Shrimp and Refried Rice, Sizzlin' Szechuan Shrimp, etc.
Goes real good with: Old-Fashioned Sweet Coleslaw, Bubba's Cocktail Sauce, Delta Dunkin' Sauce, Cracklin' Cornbread, Southern Hush Puppies, and one or two other things.
The recipes are simple and easy.
Bubba's Shrimp.......2005-10-04
Really good recipes...and good quotes from one of my favorite characters, Forrest Gump
Bubba Gump Rules!.......2003-03-01
I bought this book for my Dad after we had a terrific experience at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant in Charleston, SC. My Dad is very ill and on oxygen, but the trip to the restaurant really perked him up. He loved the dish he had there, and the chef was kind enough to come out of the kitchen and tell Dad how to cook it! Although the book doesn't have that specific recipe, it has dozens of others just as good.
How to please a teenager!.......2001-09-27
We found this book at our local library and our teenage son immediately "locked on" to it. He loves Bubba Gump as well as the recipes in this book. He has taken such an interest in it that he has learned to cook from it. His favorite recipi is "Bubba's Beer-Batter Shrimp." He prepares it in a fondue pot and our entire family reaps the benifits. My husband and I prefer the "Shrimp and Feta Vermicelli." It adds a little adventure to cooking with shrimp. The variety of recipes in the book make it a "sure thing" for shrimp lovers.
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Gump & Co.
Winston Groom
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Forrest Gump captured our hearts in the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Forrest Gump, and in the blockbuster film, winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. Now he returns in the long-awaited sequel to the book hailed by Larry King as "the funniest novel I have ever read." A little older, and wiser in his unique way, Forrest is still running -- this time straight into the age of greed and instant gratification known as the 1980s.
Whenever I really get stumped, I go visit Jenny's grave. She tells me she's always rooting for me. The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has gone bust and now Forrest is flat broke, sweeping floors in a New Orleans strip joint, when a fresh opportunity to play championship football puts him back in the limelight -- and in the money. But fate turns fickle again, and he's soon out on the road selling phony encyclopedias and trying to raise his son, little Forrest, who needs his father more than ever. Forrest's remarkable, touching, and utterly comic odyssey has just begun: in store for him is an explosive attempt at hog farming; his own dubious recipe for adding life to New Coke; an encounter with Oliver North of the Iran-Contra affair; and a chance yet again to unwittingly twist the nose of history.
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Gump & Co. is a ok book.......2006-11-22
Gump & Co. is a good book. You'd have to read the first book (Forrest Gump) to get whet happens in this book. Winston Groom has a way of making every thing that he writes funny. Because Forrest Gump is "special in the head", he gets into trouble.
A very good book that most people should read.
four Star book
Killed.......2006-08-02
It seems like after the entire fiasco with Winston Groom and not getting any money from what the Forest Gump movie made.....he decided to go on a rampage and just rip the entire Forest Gump image apart.
Most of the time people say that the book is better than the movie, it's the other way around in ths case. Groom was saved if he was putting out BS like this.
Shockingly bad.......2005-10-17
I bought both "Forrest Gump" and "Gump & Co." at the same time. After reading "Forrest Gump", I was quite excited to read the sequel. I was so excited in fact, that as soon as I put down "Forrest Gump", I started reading "Gump & Co." that same night. What a shocking disappointment! I always wondered why there was never a sequel to the movie, so I searched the net to discover that Winston Groom decided not to license the story. After hearing his tale of woe and learning about "Hollywood Accounting" (Winston Groom never saw a dime from the $380 million that the Forrest Gump movie made, due to what should be an illegal accounting practice known as Hollywood Accounting.) , I was not surprised he would not sell the story. It seemed to me that he took out his anger on Hollywood by using his pen to cut down all those with whom he has issue - politicians, hollywood actors and directors, and the military. On the other hand, he casts a happy light on those he loves most- simple people, simple things, and those with internal character (flaws and all). What it produced was a main character that, despite his best efforts to the contrary, is unable to grow as a person until the very end of the book. The whole story was formulaic, with hardly a surprise until the very end.
Not worth 1 star. What a waste of time!.......2005-02-08
I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Forrest Gump" as well as seeing the movie. In fact, I still own copies of both. So when I found "Gump & Co." at a local used books store I was excited at the prospect of wrapping myself into the delightful world of Forrest Gump once again. Hey, there is even a review from Kinky Friedman right on the front cover so this must be good! How wrong that turned out to be! Forrest becomes the fall guy for every down turn event of the 80s decade. From New Coke to Iran Contra to the Exxon Valdez to meeting Tom Hanks (wherein Hanks blabs off some "Gumpisms" -- ugh!!!) to accidentally capturing Sadam Hussein. Give me a break! When the author had Forrest & Little Forrest getting tossed into the White Water scandal I finally decided I had had enough and I jumped to the last 2 pages. This was a waste of time. I have no doubt why there isn't a sequel to the Oscar winning movie.
Are we allowed to say bull crap? That's all this is........2005-01-05
Yeah, I finished it. If I could be very blunt with just two words, it sucks! I'm wondering what happened! Forrest Gump was brilliant. This was flat out retardo talk the whole way through. The ghost of Jenny, OOOHH! Real original, Groom. Lt. Dan, reunited? That was actually ok.
If there was 1 thing I could actually pin point and agree with 100%, it would have to be a kid's reaction to his new creation, New Coke when he said, "EEWW!! This tastes like [...]" Yeah, and it read like it, too! 100 pounds of pure waste of it, along with a real waste of talent. I ain't readin' no more of Winston Groom! If you wanted a best selling sequel, write something that actually sells. Not over 350 pages of pure BS! I at least hope his effort was worth it. What a waste of time. What a shame!
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Gump & Co.
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Winston Groom
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Winston Groom
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This digital document is an article from San Fernando Valley Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on August 28, 2006. The length of the article is 930 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: CityWalk gets new anchor restaurant: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. fills space once held by Gladstone's.
Author: Chris Coates
Publication:
San Fernando Valley Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 28, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11
Issue: 18
Page: 3(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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