Chapter 28. Managing Construction

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Contents

• Encouraging Good Coding page 662

• Configuration Management page 664

• Estimating a Construction Schedule page 671

• Measurement page 677

• Treating Programmers as People page 680

• Managing Your Manager page 686

Related Topics

• Prerequisites to construction: Chapter 3

• Determining the kind of software you're working on: Section 3.2

• Program size: Chapter 27

• Software quality: Chapter 20

Managing software development has been a formidable challenge for the past several decades. As Figure 28-1 suggests, the general topic of software-project management extends beyond the scope of this book, but this chapter discusses a few specific management topics that apply directly to construction. If you're a developer, this chapter will help you understand the issues that managers need to consider. If you're a manager, this chapter will help you understand how management looks to developers as well as how to manage construction effectively. Because the chapter covers a broad collection of topics, several of its sections also describe where you can go for more information.

Figure 28-1. This chapter covers the software-management topics related to construction

If you're interested in software management, be sure to read Section 3.2, "Determine the Kind of Software You're Working On," to understand the difference between traditional sequential approaches to development and modern iterative approaches. Be sure also to read Chapter 20, "The Software-Quality Landscape," and Chapter 27, "How Program Size Affects Construction." Quality goals and the size of the project both significantly affect how a specific software project should be managed.