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TLDR; Introduction to the Personal Software Process

TLDR; is a book review series, specifically aimed at staff involved with factory automation.


Introduction to the Personal Software Process is a typical project management book. The atypical part is the consideration from the perspective of a student (specifically in software engineering) looking to cross the bridge into industry. I would only recommend this to someone who was early in their career, or still studying. Many of the topics will be fairly familar.


The chapters are similar to those of most PMP books.

  1. The Software Engineer's job

  2. Time Management

  3. Tracking Time

  4. Period and Product Planning

  5. Product Planning

  6. Product Size

  7. Managing Your Time

  8. Managing Commitments

  9. Managing Schedules

  10. The Project Plan

  11. The Software Development Process

  12. Defects

  13. Finding Defects

  14. The Code Review Checklist

  15. Projecting Defects

  16. The Economics of Defect Removal

  17. Design Defects

  18. Product Quality

  19. Process Quality

  20. A Personal Commitment to Quality

It is fairly obvious to most people that tracking things will allow you to improve. The ability for you to run schedules and coordinate allows you to move up. Those who do good work are rewarded, those who do not are punished. It's capitalism and not terribly surprising.


I would only read it if you were unfamiliar with project management and very new to the field.

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