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Apoligies in advance.. [Which book?]
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:41 am
by Jenk
I'm extra sorry for asking this, because I saw the same question asked not more than a few weeks ago but my searches have not been fruitful..
As I have suddenly discovered due to one of my projects falling flat on it's face.. I suck at designing. Well, more that I don't do it properly.
So, I remember an O'Reilly book being recommended but I can't find it on here, nor on oreilly.com..
Could you please post book recommendations for project design practices?
Much obliged

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:45 am
by feyd
Are you referring to
Project Management?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:50 am
by Jenk
Evidently I suck at searching, and remembering keywords too.
Thank you.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:00 am
by Jenk
Actually, feyd, whilst the book "The Art of Project Management" does look like a good book, I'm not sure it is what I am after.. when I say design I refer to literally how to design an application, but not to the other sections listed for that book (such as meeting deadlines, or motivatin the team etc.) is this book still good for just that area?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:15 am
by feyd
It's focused more on the business level side of the equation, so while I do recommend it, it might not be the perfect match to what you're looking for. However, it was written for software development, so it's more on-topic than most other project management books I've seen.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:19 am
by alvinphp
Do you mean how to design models, processes, erds, uml, ooad, etc or are you looking at the full project life cycle like scoping, uat, cost estimation, etc?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:46 pm
by Jenk
Client: "I want a site that does ... "
Me: "Right.. where do I start?!"
That part of the design phase.
System life cycle I have had drummed into me for the last 5 years by my employer, only thing missing was the beginning as I haven't been involved in any new projects thus far

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:24 pm
by feyd
Jenk wrote:Client: "I want a site that does ... "
Me: "Right.. where do I start?!"
That part of the design phase.
This is an illustration, albeit brief, of the
scope of a project. So it would appear you are talking about Project Management, in which case I fully back the recommendation for the book I've already mentioned.
If you are unfamiliar with UML and related systems, I can also suggest getting the Object Technology series of books from Addison-Wesley:
http://www.awprofessional.com/otseries