Third Wave Project Management: A Handbook for Managing the Complex Information System for the 1990's (Yourdon Press Computing Series)

By Rob Thomsett

This guide hands readers a new management paradigmthat stresses people-oriented values, proving how they have a greater influence on the success of a project than organizational structures. KEY TOPICS: The handbook emphasizes the integration of information by all people involved in a project to facilitate quick comprehension of the project, and covers a variety of aspects including control issues ... management as a problem-solving process ... team driven projects ... upper management involvement ... Rapid Application Planning ... management information sets ... and real-time project management. MARKET: Ideal for software project managers and all those involved in software project development.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0139152997
• ISBN13: 9780139152993
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Rob's insights for the 90's, still relevant in the noughties

I've been fortunate enough to have attended some of Rob's workshops and bought this book in 95. At the time I found it very insightful and have had great success applying it ever since. I recently re-read the book. Sadly much of what Rob saw as problems in 80's project management have remained in place in the 90's (massive projects, long timeframes with no staged delivery of change/benefits, throwing people and money - then having the plug pulled with nothing to show for $XX million spent). The technology may have changed, but what Rob is getting at in this book: Think about people, think about change, think about how to manage risk remain as relevant today as they did when first published in 93.

Genius!!

Too many Project Management texts are lessons in using Gantt Charts. Rob Thomsett looks at the reality of managing IT projects and dealing with the people/political aspects. I keep this book by my desk and refer to it often