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1	The Secrets of Consulting more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg, Virginia Satir (Foreword by) add to wishlist If you are a consultant, ever use one, or want to be one, this book will show you how to succeed. With wit, charm, humor, and wisdom, Gerald M. Weinberg shows you exactly how to become a more effective consultant. He reveals specific techniques and strategies that really work. Through the use of vividly memorable rules, laws, and principles -- ... see all copies from $3.66! new only from $20.85!
2	An Introduction to General Systems Thinking more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Makes the most generally applicable insights from general systems theorists and from disciplinarians available to the widest audience possible. see all copies from $14.73! new only from $34.57! \| first editions
3	Are Your Lights On?: How to Figure Out What the Problem Really is more books like this by Donald C. Gause, Gerald M. Weinberg (Photographer) add to wishlist The fledgling problem solver invariably rushes in with solutions before taking time to define the problem being solved. Even experienced solvers, when subjected to social pressure, yield to this demand for haste. When they do, many solutions are found, but not necessarily to the problem at hand. Whether you are a novice or a veteran, this powerful ... see all copies from $3.52! new only from $6.79!
4	Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design more books like this by Donald C Gause, Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist The scholar John von Neumann once said, "There's no sense being exact about something if you don't even know what you're talking about." In a world that is growing increasingly dependent on highly complex, computer-based systems, the importance of defining what you want to make before making it -- that is, knowing what you're talking about -- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.99!
5	Becoming a technical leader. more books like this by Gerald M. Weinberg add to wishlist Becoming a Technical Leader is a personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful problem-solving leader. The book emphasizes that we all contain the ingredients for leadership, though some elements are better developed than others. "Anyone can improve as a leader simply by building the strength of our weakest elements, " ... see all copies from $5.21! new only from $22.50!
6	First-Order Measurement more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Partial ContentsI Intake- Why Observation Is Important- Selecting What to Observe- Visualizing the Product- Visualizing the ProcessII Meaning- A Case Study of Interpretation- Pitfalls When Making Meaning from Observations- Direct Observation of Quality- Measuring Cost and ValueIII Significance- Measuring Emotional Significance- Measuring Failures ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.68!
7	Psychology of Computer Programming more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist This classic volume probes how a program reflects its writer's personality; the effects of working environment on productivity; and many additional computer psychology issues. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	Quality Software Management Vol 4: Anticipating Change more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist The highly acclaimed four-volume Quality Software Management series concludes with this stand-alone volume: Anticipating Change. In it, Gerald M. Weinberg illustrates how to create a supportive environment for software engineering -- an environment in which your organization can realize long-lasting gains in quality and productivity by learning ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $20.00!
9	Handbook of Walkthroughs, Inspections, and Technical Reviews more books like this by Daniel P Freedman, Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Partial ContentsPart A: IntroductionPart B: The Review Environment1: Selecting Reviewers2: Management Participation3: Allocating Time and Facilities for ReviewsPart C: Conducting the Review1: The Review Leader2: The Recorder3: Helpful Rules and Customs for Reviewers4: Helpful Rules for Management5: The User and the ReviewPart D: Reporting the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.00! \| first editions
10	Rethinking Systems Analysis & Design more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Systems analysis and design have solved many problems, but they have also created many problems. This unique book tackles crucial analysis and design issues that are glossed over in conventional texts. It recognizes that while many problems are solved with systems analysis and design, many problems are also created. Using a short, highly readable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| first editions
11	Systems Thinking more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Partial ContentsI Patterns of Quality- What Is Quality? Why Is It Important?- Software Subcultures- What Is Needed to Change Patterns?II Patterns of Managing- Control Patterns for Management- Making Explicit Management Models- Feedback Effects- Steering Software- Failing to SteerIII Demands That Stress Patterns- Why It's Always Hard to Steer- What ... see all copies from $33.47!
12 view cover	Understanding the Professional Programmer more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Consultant and legendary programmer Gerald M. Weinberg offers readers a unique insider's view of the many ways to become a better programmer and to improve job performance. -- Organized as a collection of essays about the profession of programming, the book is both provocative and readable. Each chapter concludes with an entertaining and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $63.92!
13 view cover	Project Retrospectives more books like this by Norman L Kerth, Gerald M Weinberg (Foreword by) add to wishlist With detailed scenarios, imaginative illustrations, and step -- by-step ins tructions, consultant and speaker Norman L. Kerth guides readers through productive, empowering retrospectives of project performance. Whether your shop calls them postmortems or postpartums or something else, project retrospectives offer organizations a formal method for ... see all copies from $23.94! new only from $36.77! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist This landmark 1971 classic is reprinted with a new preface, chapter-by-chapter commentary, and straight-from-the-heart observations on topics that affect the professional life of programmers. Long regarded as one of the first books to pioneer a people-oriented approach to computing, The Psychology of Computer Programming endures as a penetrating ... see all copies from $39.10! new only from $46.20!
15 view cover	Managing Expectations more books like this by Naomi Karten, Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist People have expectations. Your clients, for example. Sometimes their expectations of you seem unreasonable. Sometimes your expectations of them seem just as unreasonable (in their eyes). The problem is that these mismatched expectations can lead to misunderstandings, frayed nerves, and ruffled feathers. More seriously, they often lead to flawed ... see all copies from $3.89! new only from $29.03!
16	High level COBOL programming more books like this by Gerald M. Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17	Computer programming fundamentals more books like this by Herbert D. Leeds, Gerald M. Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.70! \| SVS
18 view cover	Roundtable on Project Management: A Shape Forum Dialogue more books like this by James Bullock (Editor), Gerald M Weinberg (Editor), Marie Benesh (Editor) add to wishlist Hunting for lessons on software project management, consultants James Bullock, Gerald M. Weinberg, and Marie Benesh selected forty experts' most potent contributions to SHAPE, Weinberg's Web-based, subscription-only discussion forum. New and experienced software developers and managers will benefit from this fast-paced dialogue on starting, ... see all copies from $2.54! new only from $9.79!
19	On the Design of Stable Systems more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $10.08! first editions
20 view cover	General Principles of Systems Design more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg, Daniela Weinberg add to wishlist Originally titled On the Design of Stable Systems in its first, hard-cover incarnation, in 1979, General Principles of Systems Design does not just focus on computer systems, but systems of all kinds -- human, natural, and technological. In a highly readable, original presentation that embraces everything from depletion curves to the Feedback ... see all copies from $14.67! new only from $43.62!
21	Structured Programming in PL/C: An Abecedarian more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $8.45! SVS
22 view cover	Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $19.95! new only from $26.00!
23	Humanized input : techniques for reliable keyed input more books like this by Tom Gilb, Gerald Marvin Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
24	Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist see all copies from $24.77! new only from $24.77!
25 view cover	More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit more books like this by Gerald M Weinberg add to wishlist Widely acclaimed as a consultant's consultant, Gerald M. Weinberg builds on his perennial best-seller The Secrets of Consulting with all-new laws, rules, and principles. You'll learn how to fight burnout, stay curious, understand your clients, negotiate effectively, and much, much more. Consultants need more than technical skills -- they need self ... see all copies from $25.99! new only from $35.88!

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