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5 Media/0 Books/Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell.md

@@ -69,7 +69,14 @@ Each group involved in the project must respect the rights of the other parties.
 7. To work in a productive environment free from frequent interruptions and distractions, especially during critical parts of the project.
 
 #### Survival Check
-This tool is a quick check to verify that the essential characteristics for the survival are met. In the book a 👍🏼 or a 💣 is used.
+This tool is a quick check to verify that the essential characteristics for the survival are met. In the book a 👍🏼 or a 💣 is used. We will use a box just like below for every chapter.
+
+
+> [!question] Survival Check - Survival Training
+> - 👍🏼 Project team's survival needs are being met
+> -  👍🏼 The customer and the project team agree to respect each other's software project rights
+> 	-  💣 The agreement in principle is not followed in practice
+
 
 ### Software Project Survival Test
 The idea of the survival test is to check the chances of survival of a project in different stages and to act upon the neglected areas if needed.
@@ -78,8 +85,14 @@ The questions are separated into the following categories
 - Requirements
 - Planning
 - Project Control
+	- Can progress be tracked and viewed by team members?
+	- defect tracking, source control, project management software
 - Risk Management
+	- up to date list of risks to the project
 - Personnel
+	- Do we have all technical expertise?
+	- Are there enough team members and are they committed?
+	- 
 
 Most projects have a score <50.
 
@@ -91,7 +104,12 @@ Most projects have a score <50.
 | 40-59           | Fair        | This score is typical. A project with this score will likely experience high stress and shaky team dynamics, and the software will ultimately be delivered with less functionality than desired at greater cost and with a longer schedule. This kind of project stands to experience the greatest benefit from applying the plan described in this book. |
 | < 40            | At Risk     | A project with this score has significant weaknesses in the major areas of requirements, planning, project control, risk management, and personnel. The primary concern of a project in this category should be whether it will finish at all.                                                                                                            |
 
+> [!question] Survival Check - Survival Test
+> - 👍🏼 Project scores at least 60 on the Survival Test
+> -  👍🏼 The project scores less than 60, but corrective actions are planned to improve its score.
+> 	-  💣 The project team doesn't follow through on the planned corrective actions.
 
+### Survival Concepts
 
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