books by Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated     books:     Dorset House Publi...      Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1986 Excellent Book For New And Future Leaders I have gotten more out of this book than any other that I have read. It is ideal for current software developers who think they might be interested in leadership. It begins with some basic ideas about leadership and how they will relate to the rest of the book. The ...             Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2003 A necessity for *developers* Read this unsystematic and occasionally glib book (I concede this point to other reviewers) and you will suddenly realize that you, your colleagues in development, your technical leads, and your CEO have probably all been lying to yourselves and to each other about ...             The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management Tom DeMarco Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1997 Too sad to be true After working for a software company for more than 7 years , this book is actually of no surprise to me at all. However, those of you who want to know how software projects work in reality, this book is a very good and true reflection of that. We probably all studied ...             Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews Norman L. Kerth Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2001 Excellent guide to improving organizational performance "Project Retrospectives" is one of the best written, best edited, most nicely presented, and most useful software books I've ever read. Norm Kerth presents a convincing argument for the value of taking the time to study past projects and learn from them. He then ...             Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations Robert D. Austin Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1996 Organizational Measurement is Hard This book is filled with both humorous and chilling examples of measurement dysfunction that make the sometimes academic approach quite palatable. Dr. Austin identifies three different types of performance measurement based on the intent of the measurement - ...             Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2005 It's the closest thing to being in a Weinberg workshop.... I attended Jerry's Writer's Workshop in 2004 and it increased my skills and confidence enough to go back to prose-writing after several years of "death by powerpoint" writing. I've now published my first book (CMMI Survival Guide: Just Enough Process Improvement) and ...             Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1986 Ignore the title, love the book. Along with "The Art of War", I read this book 3-4 times a year. Why? Because I keep falling back to the silly state I was in before I first read them. I think the title throws off a lot of people. This really isn't a book about consulting as a business. Heck, ...             Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition) Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1999 Important Read For Contrarian Reasons Much of this book is spent explaining what should be obvious to the best managers, but which corporate culture and priorities tend to work against. In general, the book looks more at typical mistakes than at recipes for success. At the same time, the advice is solid ...             Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought David C. Hay Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1995 Learn to think like a data modeler I can understand why this book has gotten some mixed reviews. The author addresses many common modeling problems. But readers looking for instant solutions to those problems will probably be disappointed. Those looking for oop patterns are reading the wrong book. And ...             An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition) Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2001 A true classic in how humans set and solve problems In computing, a timeless classic is anything that is worth reading for any reason other than to obtain a historical context after five years. If that still holds true after twenty five years, then it is truly an extraordinary piece of work. That label applies to this ...             Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design Donald C. Gause, Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1989 A "must read" book for anyone who designs systems In a world where there is strong emphasis on project management skills and design skills, this is a welcome book that emphasizes that requirements must come first. The process of defining requirements is vital to success and, with good requirements, quality is assured. ...             Hiring The Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets & Science Of Hiring Technical People Johanna Rothman Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2004 Top book on hiring technical staff from soup to nuts As other reviewers have pointed out, this book goes all the way from first defining the open position through to the new hire's first day on the job. It contains extremely detailed information on how to handle each step of complicated processes like sourcing, handing ...             Rethinking Systems Analysis and Design Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1988 Timeless thoughts on profession of systems analyst If you have read the publisher's review above, ignore the reference to structured analysis and design. The mention of it dates the wonderful and timeless book. Mr. Weinberg's style, wit and intellectual breadth is a rare treat in the technology world, dominated by ...             Quality Software Management: Congruent Action (Quality Software Management) Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1994 An incredibly useful book This book focuses focuses on an issue of huge importance to software managers: how to respond appropriately to people (clients, bosses, team members) in difficult, emotionally charged situations. Weinberg uses simple but effective models to explain human behavior, ...             Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking (Quality Software Management) Gerald M. Weinberg Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1991 Get it and read it. This book holds a special place in my heart. It's the first technical book I ever read in one sitting. I've been in the software business since 1983. By the time I encountered Quality Software Management in 1992, I was thoroughly cynical about books about software ...          products you might be interested in search for books introduction, organizations, problem-solving, requirements, retrospectives, successfully      geepe.com    web we recommend Important Read For Contrarian Reasons randomly chosen book: Professional VB.NET Transactions