Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Software Project Basics -- Chapter 2: Approaches to Software Project Management -- Chapter 3: Software Project Acquisition -- Chapter 4: Software Project Initiation -- Chapter 5: Software Project Planning -- Chapter 6: Software Project Execution -- Chapter 7: Software Project Execution Control -- Chapter 8: Change Management in Software Development Projects -- Chapter 9: Scheduling -- Chapter 10: Software Project Closure -- Chapter 11: Agile Project Management -- Chapter 12: Pitfalls and Best Practices in Software Project Management -- Appendix A: Management of Software Development Projects -- Appendix B: Decision-Making for Software Project Managers -- Appendix C: People Management -- Appendix D: Productivity Concepts for Software Project Managers -- Appendix E: Issue Resolution in Software Project Management -- Appendix F: Measurement and Metrics in Software Development Organizations -- Appendix G: Measurement and Management of Customer Satisfaction -- Appendix H: An Introduction to PERT/CPM -- Appendix I: Abbreviations -- Appendix J: Templates for Software Project Managers -- Index.