Overview
Project management is the bane of the team approach to programming. Many programs out there purport to help a development team manage a project; the only trouble is, most of them aren’t very good. World-renowned software guru Joel Spolsky’s company, Fog Creek Software, has created a tool called FogBugz that incorporates all of Joel’s insight into what works and what doesn’t work in project management. FogBugz is based on keeping track of a database of cases. At any given time, every case is assigned to one person who must resolve it or forward it to someone else. Cases can be prioritized, documented, sorted, discussed, edited, assigned, estimated, searched, and tracked. Because FogBugz is web-based, everyone on the team always sees the whole picture. Everything from customer feature requests to high-level design discussions to tiny bug fix details is instantly searchable and trackable.
Painless Project Management with FogBugz, Second Edition, written with the guidance of the whole FogBugz team, completely describes the ins and outs of version 6of FogBugz.
What you’ll learnIf you are looking for a quick read on how to do software development project management (with or without FogBugz) that can get you started right away, this is the book. The tips and techniques and information about configuration and implementation are key benefits. For the developer who wants to get started with the basics and not have to worry about various methodologies, theory, and discussions of various styles, this is probably the best book on software project management. Who this book is for
This book is for users of FogBugz, potential users of FogBugz, project managers using FogBugz, and project managers who might use FogBugz.
Synopsis
...a very well put together manual about how and why things work the way they do within FogBugz 4.0.
— Matt Hawley, eWorld.UI
This book is an almost perfect introduction and end user manual for FogBugz version 4.
— Dean Wilson, London.pm
I recommend this book if you do plan to use FogBugz.
— Greg Robinson's Blog
…well written and easy to get through…
— .farshid sedghi Blog
I quickly realized that FogBugz could single-handedly manage my support requests, sales requests, bug tracking and project management for CodeSmith. I bought my copy about a week ago and I could not be more happy with my purchase!
— Eric J. Smith's Weblog
Many programs purport to help a development team manage a projectbut most of them aren't very good. Enter FogBugz. This dynamic tool is based on keeping track of a database of cases. At any given time, cases are assigned to one person, who must resolve or forward them to someone else. With FogBugz, cases can be prioritized, documented, sorted, discussed, edited, assigned, estimated, searched, and tracked.
And because FogBugz is web-based, everyone on a development team has access to the whole picture, at any given moment. That picture may include everything from customer feature requests, to high-level design discussions, to tiny bug fix details. This book (written under the guidance of the entire FogBugz team) completely describes the ins and outs of the latest version of FogBugz.