handbook software languages 9780932633446

books:

Post mortem.
Norman L. Kerth

mitp-Verlag, 2003

Pattern Languages of Program Design 2 (Software Patterns Series)

2 reviews
John M. Vlissides, James O. Coplien, ...

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1996

Pattern articles capture expertise!
I was at the PLoP conference where the articles in this book were written (mine is number 24). It's a writers' workshop where each paper is metaphorically ripped in shreds and then reassembled, better than before. We worked hard to make these patterns right. Did our work pay off? You better believe it. I've read this book and the first in the series both cover to cover, and the best of this ...

Project Retrospectives **ISBN: 9780932633446**
Norman L. Kerth

Dorset House, 2001

Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews

11 reviews
Norman L. Kerth

Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2001

Excellent guide to improving organizational performance
"Project Retrospectives" is one of the best written, best edited, most nicely presented, and most useful software books I've ever read. Norm Kerth presents a convincing argument for the value of taking the time to study past projects and learn from them. He then presents a rich tool kit of techniques for helping a project team explore what actually happened, what went well, what caused problems, ...