Software Engineers on their way to Pluto ... mission countdown commencing.
We have received the ISBN number (78-0-620-38514-5) for the third book, titled "Software Engineers on their way to Pluto, Software Development Lifecycle for the connoisseur" and the final DRAFT has been submitted to our best and most critical editors for the final thumbs up or down verdict.
The main theme of the book as per the back cover is as follows:
This book continues the discussion and sharing of best practices we introduced with the books “.NET Enterprise Solutions … Best Practices for the connoisseur, ISBN: 0-620-33013-9” and NET Enterprise Solutions … Interoperability for the Connoisseur, ISBN: 0-620-234680-9. Unlike its predecessors this book is not focused on technology, but instead takes a critical look at how we are typically building information technology solutions, the way we define the modus-operandi of the team and the product life cycle.
- Why are so many solutions failing before they reach a “happy” client?
- Why are so many solution teams stressed before they ship their solution?
We do not have the answer and will probably never find the necessary oracle … but we will nevertheless take a look at four typical software solution teams, building their own spaceship and flying to Pluto therein in search for answers.
Also featured is the Lightweight Scrum Process Template for the Team Foundation Server (TFS) developed by the community, for the community by guys like Steven and Mike.
One of the most recent critiques we received from another very critical readiness program critic is as follows:
“I enjoyed the book a great deal. It was interesting to read and rather addictive. There is a lot of information and food for thought that is explained in a very easy to read way. It is easy to understand and I think that even if you are totally clueless you would walk away with something from this book. I am certainly re-looking the way I work, it inspired me to go the extra mile and make sure that the products we deliver are worthy of going to Pluto and back. The storyline was pretty cool and even though I am not exactly what you would call a “space” guru, I think that it was far from over the top. Even if you have no interest in space at all you will find it a fun book to read. Good humour as well. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read your book.” Tom du Toit
So, all in all, we are looking forward to hopefully release the third and last?!? book, sharing information and experiences with the information technology community. You can obtain further information by pinging us on drpauthors@bbd.co.za.