Chapter 1. Examining the Big Picture of Project Management

In This Chapter

• Defining what a software project is

• Examining project management attributes

• Starting and finishing a software project

• Dealing with software project nuances

• Leading and managing project teams

Here's a tough decision for you: Manage a project to create a new piece of software that can make or break your entire organization, or jump from an airplane with a parachute that may — or may not — function. For some project managers the decision is the same either way.