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Summary: Mediocre recanning of Siegel's material into a business case
Review: Personally, I found this book a bland read - more akin to the dry business case books I read back in college - this book is aimed almost exclusvely at project managers and shop/salon owners. That being said, the material presented is useful and very good to know. Hence three stars - 4 for content, 2 for presentation.For anyone looking for the same information, I would recommend David Siegel's books as something that is not only mentally engaging - but visually as well. His book has something for everyone, and gives you concrete "real world" examples while you read (and explanations of why you should use it) instead of "refer to chapter3\blah.doc on the CD-ROM".
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Summary: Excellent Treatment for the Project Manager
Review: The book discusses the profiles of the disciplines needed for successful Web development, and the mechanism for the strategic definition, design, development, production, and testing of the site. The author admirably puts her life experiences in print for the benefit of all. A must read for the Project Manager/Producer.
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Summary: Well Thought Out, Easy To Read
Review: This book follows right along with most web standards developed by web teams. She writes it in an easy to follow way, using good examples. If you don't have a handle on web development at all, some of the technology side processes might throw you off-this book is written for the Interative Project Manager and Web Teams and it is right on target. Hands on, actual process, key strategies and best practices. Not just fluff like alot of these computer books are lately. If you want to develop your skills, expand your capabilities and become a more organized project manager, this book is for you. -WebProjkt
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Summary: An Excellent Practical Handbook
Review: This book is a concise, practical handbook which offers detailed guidance on the nuts & bolts of web project management. I recommend it as a crash course for any new web project manager, as well as for experienced managers who are looking to home their process with some valuable tips.
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Summary: For Project Managers to-be, only.
Review: This book is written for web project managers to-be. I don't believe it will be very useful to experienced project managers. This book is good for people transitioning to web project manager / producer positions. I have several years of marketing management experience and am about to start a web producer position. So this book provided a good basic overview of web project management principles. For a rigorous treatment of navigation, design, info architecture, and other essential topics, I suggest you rely on O'Reilly as so many Amazon web category reviewers have done. I gave this book four stars because it is so thorough (truly a mile wide and an inch deep). But it doesn't get 5 stars because it was so poorly edited. Every chapter includes glaring grammatical mistakes, and in some cases even spelling errors. I question whether the editor (Elizabeth Spainhour) ever read this book!
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Summary: Highly recommended for those in the industry
Review: This is a book which I honestly wish I've read a year ago (when suddenly I found myself to be a project manager of a large-scale dynamic web-site). It could have saved me much stress and grief. All the chapters were relevant - but for me, particularly the one about large-scale sites - I recognised many of the issues that I had to deal with. Knowing what I know now, I will deal with things much different next time. It is a comfortable read, and I've read it cover to cover. Minor complaint: First person writing style eg: I will let my project-managers do x. The CD-rom is not very useful. Old versions of crippleware, and incomplete documentation - for example the very important functional specification has bits missing. (Unfortunately there is not a printed copy in the book, and I could not find an update on the publisher's web-site either). The appendix about "current" technology is already dated (a year after publication).
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Summary: Great primer for new web development teams
Review: This is a great read for both tech and non-tech web development team members. The material is easy-to-read and helps prepare the team for the new challenges they can expect to face in developing their new site. I highly recommend you have a Hi-Lighter in one hand as you progress thru the material. There's a lot of useful reference information in the book as well as good templates and trial software on the companion CD-ROM.
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Summary: A Project Manager's Guide to Managing Web Projects!
Review: This is an excellent book for the person charged with managing a web development project for the first time, but who already has solid experience in project management per se. There are five areas in particular that are covered by the author which are quite helpful:
1) the roles and responsibilities of the individual members of the project team,
2) an overview of the planning process that should precede any web site production,
3) a framework for communication between team members, third-party suppliers and the client,
4) how to build quality assurance into web project development, and
5) a comprehensive guide to useful resources on the web. While a previous reviewer criticized the comprehensive resource guide as a mistake, pointing out that these resources are mostly out of date, I see it as a positive and laudable effort to introduce the web's fundamental strength (that of linking to other resources) into traditional media. This in essence is what the author means by "collaborative web development": a direct collaboration between team members, third-party suppliers and the client and an indirect collaboration with other suppliers through resources and technologies available via the web. More authors should follow suit!
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Summary: good introductory treatment
Review: Three stars is generous, but I couldn't in good conscience give it fewer. The content is good-quality, but is very "shallow." Geared exclusively toward web project teams, I expected to see some new collaborative techniques, or new spins on accepted methodology. What I got (while good) was only a very basic introduction to proper project management methodology. If you are part of, or lead, a web team, and have no experience in formal methodology, grab a copy of this book. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
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