Paramu Kurumathur

Software Project Health Paramu Kurumathur

An epic is retold. Arjuna is a Program Manager responsible to develop systems for enhancing the defence of Hastinapura. Krishna is his coach and mentor. To address the challenges of the high-stakes competition with Kauravas and help Arjuna overcome his self-doubt, Krishna leads Arjuna in a fascinating journey to evolve a comprehensive project "health" framework for effective delivery, assurance of outcomes and robust products - along with a 360-degree assessment approach for early warning of the syndrome of projects being "in the pink of health till yesterday but in ICU today." Overall, the book certainly fulfils its promise. The core sections on engineering and execution excellence are particularly outstanding: Ashok Soota, Executive Chairman, Happiest Minds Technologies This book is a valuable contribution to software project management literature addressing the gap left by using metrics alone to manage a project: Prof. S. Sadagopan, Director, IIIT, Bangalore