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Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects

The authors, consultants in risk and management, show how to identify and embrace worthwhile risks in software development and offer strategies for common risks that software projects face, such as schedule flaws, requirements inflation, and specification breakdown. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., P

Setting
workplace
Audience
adult
Length
short · 196 pages

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