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Tables of Contents for Death March
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Chapter 1 Introduction
1
48
Death March Defined
2
2
Categories of Death March Projects
4
3
Why Do Death March Projects Happen?
7
12
Why Do People Participate in Death March Projects?
19
17
Summary
36
13
Chapter 2 Politics
49
24
Identifying the Political "Players" Involved in the Project
50
9
Determining the Basic Nature of the Project
59
5
Identifying the Levels of Commitment of Project Participants
64
3
Summary
67
6
Chapter 3 Negotiations
73
26
Rational Negotiations
75
2
Identifying Acceptable Trade-offs
77
3
Negotiating Games
80
5
Negotiating Strategies
85
4
What to Do When Negotiating Fails
89
10
Chapter 4 People in Death March Projects
99
32
Hiring and Staffing Issues
100
4
Loyalty, Commitment, Motivation, and Rewards
104
10
The Importance of Communication
114
1
Team-Building Issues
115
5
Workplace Conditions for Death March Projects
120
4
Summary
124
7
Chapter 5 Processes
131
44
The Concept of "Triage"
132
6
The Importance of Requirements Management
138
6
SEI, ISO-9000, and Formal vs. Informal Processes
144
3
"Good Enough" Software
147
3
Best Practices and Worst Practices
150
7
The "Daily Build" Concept
157
2
Risk Management
159
6
Summary
165
10
Chapter 6 Tools and Technology
175
20
The Minimal Toolset
177
5
Tools and Process
182
3
The Risks of Choosing New Tools
185
3
Summary
188
7
Chapter 7 Death March as a Way of Life
195
20
Why Would Death March Projects Become the Norm?
197
3
Establishing a Death March "Culture"
200
2
Death March Training
202
1
The Concept of "War Games"
203
4
Summary
207
8
Index
215