SSW is a Sydney based Consulting firms. They published (and frequently update) a very popular set of best practices covering various areas in software development along with other miscellaneous topics(as far as booking airline tickets).
Here find the list (copied from http://us.ssw.com.au/ssw/Standards/default.aspx )
The links point to SSW web site.
- Rules to Successful Projects* Popular *
- Rules to Successful Project Management
- Rules to Managing Software Consultants
- Rules to Better Team Members
- Rules to Managing Your Dead Time
- Rules to Better Project Manager Methodology
- Using SSW eXtreme Emails! to Manage Projects
- Rules to Better Accounting
.NET/SQL/TFS Code & Application Design
- Rules to Better Code
- Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
- Rules to Better .NET Projects
- Rules to Better Large .NET projects
- Rules to Better Windows Forms
- Rules to Better Windows Forms – Click Once
- Rules to Better Unit Tests
- Rules to Better Source Control
- Rules to Better Setups
- Rules to Better Interfaces
- Rules to Better Developer Methodology
- Rules to Better VB6 Migration to .NET
- Rules to Better DotNetNuke Development
- Rules to Better Project Management with TFS
Access Code & Application Design
- Rules to Better Access Applications (front-ends inc. queries)
- Rules to Better Access UI
- Rules to Better Access Databases (back-ends)
- Rules to Upsizing your Access Database to SQL Server
Web Sites
- Rules to Better Websites – Navigation
- Rules to Better Websites – Layout & Formatting
- Rules to Better Websites – Development
- Rules to Better Websites – Branding and Marketing
- Rules to Better Websites – Online Transactions
- Rules to Better Websites – Graphics
- Rules to Better Websites – Tuning and Maintenance
Operating Systems
- Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment
Communication
- Rules to Better Email * Popular *
- Rules to Better Instant Messenger
Reporting Solutions
- Rules to Better Business Intelligence
- Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
Marketing
- Rules to Better Google Rankings * Popular *
- Rules to Better Outbound Calls
- Rules to Better Inbound Calls
- Rules to Better Marketing
- Rules to Better Branding
Networking
- Rules to Better Windows 2003
- Rules to Better ISA Server
- Rules to Better Networks
- Rules to Better Virtual PCs
Microsoft CRM
- Rules to Better Microsoft CRM
The Best Third Party Tools
- Introduction
- The Best Tools for .NET (General)
- The Best Tools for Web Development
- The Best Tools for Web Development (ASP.NET Controls)
- The Best Tools for Windows Forms
- The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development
- The Best Tools for SQL Server
- The Best Tools for Access
- The Best Tools for Outlook
- The Best Tools for Internet Explorer
- The Best Tools for Windows
- The Best Tools for Network
- The Best Tools for Exchange Server
- The Best Tools for Pocket PC
- The Best Image Libraries
Naming Conventions
- SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
- SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
- SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
- SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
- SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
- .NET Object Naming Conventions
- .NET Project Naming
Documentation
- Rules to Better Technical Documentation
Other
- Rules to booking better flights
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