effective software project management: traditional, adaptive, extreme is written in the same style as the author ` s successful book, effective project management. written for both it professionals and students, the book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step treatment of the five major types of software development approaches: linear, incremental, iterative, adaptive, and extreme. the author takes readers through each of these development approaches, step-by-step, and also covers the best-of-breed project management tools, templates, and processes that support them. he also presents the pros and cons of these methods so readers can decide the best method for managing specific types of projects. each part of the book covers the steps for implementing one of the five major development methods. within each part, the authors demonstrates how to use more specific approaches---for example, standard and staged delivery waterfall approaches.