Dynamics of Software Development, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Copyright
2. List of Illustrations
3. Introduction to the 2006 Edition
4. Original Foreword
5. Original Preface
6. Acknowledgments
7. 1995
   1. Introduction
      1. Think About It
      2. The Stages of the Game
   2. Opening Moves
      1. The Organization
      2. The Competition
      3. The Customer
      4. The Design
      5. Development
   3. The Middle Game
      1. #27: Be like the doctors
      2. #28: Remember the triangle: Features, Resources, Time
      3. #29: Don’t know what you don’t know
      4. #30: Don’t go dark
      5. #31: Beware of a guy in a room
      6. #32: If you build it, it will ship
      7. #33: Get to a known state and stay there
      8. You Gotta Be Able to Mark Your Progress
   4. Ship Mode
      1. Ship Mode: Onset
      2. Ship Mode: Transition
      3. Ship Mode: Endgame
   5. The Launch
      1. #53: Compete with the superior story
      2. #54: Create a winning image
      3. The Last Word
   6. Appendix: Hiring and Keeping Good People
      1. Hiring Smart
      2. Giving Good People Someplace to Go
      3. An Eclectic List of Resources for Software Development Leaders
8. 2006
   1. New Rules of Thumb
      1. #55: Be the perfect boss
      2. #56: Your boss is your most important customer
      3. #57: Pay the lumber tax and place the alpha bet
   2. The Elements of The Core System V. 3.0
      1. Four Steps to Shared Vision
   3. The Core Protocols V. 3.0
      1. The Core Commitments
      2. The Core Protocols
9. About the Authors
10. Index