Rolling Rocks Downhill: How to Ship YOUR Software Projects On

Rolling Rocks Downhill: How to Ship YOUR Software Projects On Time, Every Time (Theory of Constraints Simplified)

An impossible deadline. A runaway project. And then you get the 5:30 a.m. phone callâ€¦ what could possibly be wrong?
Rolling Rocks Downhill is a fast, fun and often funny read. It's a business novel, just like Eli Goldratt's classic "The Goal", where you sit on the characters' shoulders, watching them fight to save their jobs and their baby - a large software-intensive project, called FPP, that has been running late since day 1, but now, suddenly, needs to launch on an impossibly early date, or else. You feel their pain, and their joy, as they battle problem after problem until, slowly, torturously, they rediscover the few - but fundamental - principles underlying successful commercial software development. Sometimes you're a step ahead. Sometimes a step behind. Sometimes it feels like you're sitting in the room with them ...
Reviews and Recommendations

Johanna Rothman, author of Jolt Productivity award-winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management:
Maybe one of your teammates or someone in management has the bright idea that maybe transitioning to agile or lean will help. Maybe it does in some small way. But, itâ€™s not enough. Youâ€™re on a death march, iteration by iteration. Or, with your board, you can see that you are making progress, but youâ€™re not working â€œfast enough.â€ Or, youâ€™re not delivering what your customers need. Youâ€™re still trying to â€œdo it all.â€ Why? Because it takes you forever to release anything. You know thereâ€™s another piece to this. You just donâ€™t know what. You need to read Clarke Chingâ€™s Rolling Rocks Downhill.
J. B. Rainsberger, author of JUnit Recipes:
Just as "The Goal" sought to bring common sense back to manufacturing, so this book seeks to bring common sense back to a software industry that sorely needs it.
Stephen King, Oracle Programmer, Sheffield, England:
The most horrifying book I have ever read.
KD - Amazon reviewer:
A genuinely enjoyable read. There are obviously lessons within the story, and good ones at that, however this is so well written you forget you are reading anything other than a gripping story.
Q&A with the Author
Q: What will I get out of reading this? Youâ€™ll uncover the fundamentals of Agile - the bits that make it work, but are often lost amongst the sticky notes, opinions, and enthusiasm surrounding Agile. Youâ€™ll learn how to deliver big software projects on time, or early, despite the high levels of change. Youâ€™ll learn how to use Agile to make your business more money. Q: Is this a software-development book or a business book? Itâ€™s a business book about software development. Itâ€™s NOT a technical book and it doesn't ram techniques or practices - or methodologies - down your throat. Q: Is there anything I should do before reading the book? Whatever you do: Donâ€™t Think of Small Batches. (Thatâ€™ll make much more sense when you read the book.) CLICK Buy Now to download Rolling Rocks Downhill for free today.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 43239-20129
Model 43239-20129
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781505446517
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	43239-20129
Model	43239-20129
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781505446517
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Rolling Rocks Downhill: How to Ship YOUR Software Projects On Time, Every Time (Theory of Constraints Simplified)

An impossible deadline. A runaway project. And then you get the 5:30 a.m. phone callâ€¦ what could possibly be wrong?

Reviews and Recommendations

Johanna Rothman, author of Jolt Productivity award-winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management:

J. B. Rainsberger, author of JUnit Recipes:

Stephen King, Oracle Programmer, Sheffield, England:

KD - Amazon reviewer:

Q&A with the Author

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