Software Project Survival Guide: How to Be Sure Your First Important Project Isn't Your Last. Redmond, Wa.: Microsoft Press, 288 pages, 1997. Retail price: $24.99. ISBN: 1-57231-621-7. Available from Microsoft Press 1-800-MS-PRESS (1-800-677-7377). Buy SPSG from Amazon.com.  Excerpts

Preliminary Survival Briefing Chapter 4: Survival Skills Chapter 8: Requirements Development Chapter 19: Survival Crib Notes

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