| "In the endgame, nerves are frayed, problems are
nasty, and people are getting exhausted. Whoever isn't working to complete the
endgame is staring at you and asking, 'Can we ship now? If not now, when?' Before
entering the endgame on your next software project, you don't need theory -- you
need proven, practical advice from an endgame veteran. Read Robert Galen's Software
Endgames." -- Timothy
Lister, coauthor of Peopleware
Principal,
The Atlantic Systems Guild, systemsguild.com
". . . exposes you to the key practical work flows
and realities of software issue triage. I recommend this book to anyone in software
development . . . who wants to get high-quality software developed and shipped
consistently on-time and on-budget." -- Robert Sabourin
President & Principal Consultant
Amibug.com,
author of I Am a Bug!
"Software
Endgames is a wonderful book. This technical book is surprisingly entertaining.
The author covers all the important areas of quality assurance and process improvement.
The information is well organized, straight to the point, and does not attempt
to force concepts down the reader's throat. . . . Readers will find the book to
be a valuable addition to their library, and I would recommend it to software
development professionals involved in all areas of the software development lifecycle.
. . . "If you are looking for a fast, efficient, and
effective way to inject quality into your projects this book will certainly kick-start
those efforts. Software Endgames is informative, entertaining, and sufficiently
covers all areas of quality assurance and process improvement." --
Mark L. Krug
posted on StickyMinds.com
"What
I like about this book is it is current, pointed and focused on what you can and
can't do when faced with the endgame. Galen gives you advice on how to avoid going
crazy during the endgame based on sound logic and practical experience. . . . "This
book is a book worth reading. Again, it is a book about defects and what to do
about them. It is a book that you can use whether you are using either lightweight
or heavyweight development approaches. It is a book that should be on your reading
list because it can help you avoid buckling to pressure and delivering poor quality
products prematurely to market. All you have to do is stick to your guns during
the endgame and do what you believe is right using the defect data and trends
that it recommends you collect throughout the development." --
Don Reifer
posted on Amazon.com
". . . anyone involved in this portion of
a project, particularly those in the management
of it (and that is, any level of management, from
team leader) would definitely benefit from reading
this book. . . .
"Galen's book is one of those where even if
you only read the Table of Contents, you are going
to learn from it, even if you are experienced. .
. .
"The text is readable, interesting and never
dull, with loads of examples."
-- Mordechai Ben-Menachem
ACM Software
Engineering Notes
". . . this book offers practical
advice, templates, checklists, tools, and examples
for improving the final phase of software project
delivery. . . ."
-- SciTech Book News
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