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"In an engaging style, Ensworth poses hundreds of thought-provoking questions that will help both new and seasoned project managers get a solid grip on the myriad aspects of a complex software project. The book includes a wealth of sound recommendations drawn from software development best practices, combined with the experience of a savvy manager who understands both the technical and the human aspects of success project leadership."--Karl Wiegers Process Impact

"Her book fills a gap between books like *Winning at Project Management* and other introductory management tomes that focus heavily on the technical aspects of generic project management and books like *Software Project Survival Guide* that focus on key practices and processes of software development projects. I commend her focus on team dynamics and intergroup politics--the hardest topics and the ones that get less ink than they deserve--along with the practical, from-the-trenches introduction to the software development experience from the project manager's point of view. While management styles will differ for seasoned pros, the overwhelmed new manager can use her book as a point of departure. More importantly, fresh managers can use Ms. Ensworth's advice to avoid finding themselves "Peter Principled" on their first projects. I wish I'd had this book when I started as a project manager 15 years ago, and I can think of some project managers on recent engagements that could have used this book to lessen the pain and, in one case, avoid some of the fatal pitfalls Ms. Ensworth describes well in her book."--Rex Black President and Principal Consultant,Rex Black Consulting Services Author, Managing the Testing Process

"An excellent buffet of practical and proven tools and techniques for newly appointed software project managers, and a compact refresher course for veterans. Patricia Ensworth cuts to the heart and gets you up the learning curve fast."--Doug DeCarlo Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group