Robert L. Glass, Bloomington, Indiana

Published September, 1997 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1998, 288 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-673443-X

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1. Introduction.

What Is a Software Runaway? The Cries of Software Crisis. "Crunch Mode" and the "Death March" Project. Some Relevant Research Findings.

2. Software Runaway War Stories.

Project Objectives Not Fully Specified. Bad Planning and Estimating. Technology New to the Organization. Inadequate/No Project Management Methodology. Insufficient Senior Staff on the Team. Poor Performance by Suppliers of Hardware/Software. Other' Performance (Efficiency) Problems.

3. Software Runaway Remedies.

Risk Management. Issue Management. Remedies Attempted During Runaways. Remedies Envisioned for the Future.

4. Conclusions.
Index.

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