This book bridges the communication gap between project managers and software developers working toward the common goal of developing successful software products and software systems.

It provides the insights, methods, tools and techniques necessary to understand the basic principles of software project management: planning and estimating, measuring and controlling, leading and communicating and managing risk. It introduces software development methods, from traditional (hacking, requirements to code, and waterfall) to iterative (incremental build, evolutionary, agile and spiral), and illustrates and emphasizes how to tailor the development process to specific projects.