Blogosphere: Best of Blogs

Boehm, Barry W. 1991. "Software Risk Management: Principles and Practices." IEEE Software , Jan., pp. 32 “41.

Still the best little introduction to risk management.

Booch, Grady. 1996. Object Solutions: Managing the Object-Oriented Project . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

A pragmatic book for managers of object-oriented projects; one of the sources of the underlying philosophy of the Rational Unified Process.

Cantor, Murray. 2002. Software Leadership: A Guide to Successful Software Development . Boston: Addison-Wesley.

A nice little book on the topic of driving software projects full of concrete and wise advice.

Carr Marvin J., et al. 1993. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification . Technical report CMU/SEI-93-TR- 6, SEI, June.

A source of inspiration to get started on your own list of risks.

Charette, Robert. 1989. Software Engineering Risk Analysis and Management . New York: McGraw-Hill.

Practical perspective on risk management.

Fairley, Richard. 1994. "Risk Management for Software Projects." IEEE Software 11(3), May, pp. 57 “67.

Straightforward strategy for risk management if you have never done it.

Gilb, Tom. 1988. Principles of Software Engineering Management . Harlow, UK: Addison-Wesley.

A great book by a pioneer of iterative development, full of pragmatic advice for the project manager.

Jones, Capers. 1994. Assessment and Control of Software Risks . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Yourdon Press.

An indispensable source of risks to check to make sure your list is complete.

McConnell, Steve. 1998. Software Project Survival Guide . Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.

O'Connell, Fergus. 1994. How to Run Successful Projects . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall International.

A real gem. Everything you really need to know to manage your first project, in 170 pages.

Royce, Walker. 1998. Software Project Management: A Unified Framework . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

An indispensable companion to the Rational Unified Process, this book describes the spirit and the underlying software economics of the Rational Unified Process. It is full of great advice for the project manager.