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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<H1><font color="maroon">Book Review: A Methodology for Developing and Deploying Internet & Intranet Solutions</font></H1>
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<H4>By <a href="mailto:Jan.Rooijackers@dsn.ericsson.se">Jan Rooijackers</a></H4>
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<li>Authors: J. Greenberg and J.R. Lakeland
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<li>Publisher: Hewlett Packard Professional Books by Prentice Hall
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<li>E-mail: sales@prenhall.com
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<li>URL: http://www.prenhall.com/
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<li>Price: $39 US
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<li>ISBN: 0-13-209677-3
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The goal of <i>A Methodology for Developing and Deploying Internet &
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Intranet Solutions</i> is to be a ``guide'' for project managers.
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Almost all situations a project manager can
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face--from project members to backup media to making time lines--are
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described herein. The book consists of 11 chapters, plus appendices. Everything is
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written as a story from the authors, who combined have more than 20 years of computer
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experience. Every chapter contains small tips for the project manager.
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In Chapter 1, the reader is introduced to employees of
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a company that is used as a study case throughout the book.
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In the next chapter a proposal is put forth, and all facets of handling
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it from kick-off meeting to support organization to signing the contract are
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described. In this book, the project manager makes use of the WBS (work
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breakdown structure) model. This model breaks the project into phases and
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sub-phases so that each can reach its own milestone.
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Chapter 3 puts the reader into the place of a successful project
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manager, who has convinced the ``customer'' to sign the contract.
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The customer could be either internal (a department) or
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external--imagine yourself as the consultant. This chapter begins with the internal kick-off
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meeting. Roles and activities are assigned and given deadlines, so everyone
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knows what to do when.
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Discussion of the software development cycle begins in Chapter 4 with writing
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an approach document. This chapter explains to the project manager what the
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document must and must not contain--from requirements to education.
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Also, some development methodologies are discussed.
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Next, we get to the fun part (only 20 pages)--development. This is
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familiar stuff which I face each working day with the Internet/Intranet.
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The authors discuss creating HTML pages, internal, unit and system
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testing and, last but not least, a checklist to see if everything is working.
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The remaining six chapters (6 to 11) are short, averaging eight pages each.
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Implementation is handled in Chapter 6; networking and backup are discussed
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in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 covers the various applications and system testing at
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a high level, so that you get a complete picture of how everything fits into the project.
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The last three chapters are about putting the project on the user desk.
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Also, two appendices are included, the first of which
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is better: it is technical and briefly explains the
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operating system layers and the Internet. While this information is not
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presented in great detail,
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what is here is quite interesting. The other appendix deals with project
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management.
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The book did not live up to my expectations. Too much of it is written in
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the form of a diary or personal anecdotes for my tastes; not enough is
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related to actual technical details of the Internet/Intranet.
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<i>A Methodology for Developing and Deploying Internet & Intranet
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Solutions</i> will bring no added value for persons who have already been
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working for some years in the IT area. However, I do think it is a good
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book for people who are new to the IT business, and who want to know more about
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project management in order to become a project leader.
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<center><H5>Copyright © 1998, Jan Rooijackers <BR>
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Published in Issue 30 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, July 1998</H5></center>
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