I don't know about an abridged version but it's one of the best books about product development ever written. I actually dotted-lined to Tom West at one point t

I don't know about an abridged version but it's one of the best books about product development ever written. I actually dotted-lined to Tom West at one point though a fair bit after the events of "the book." (Showstopper--about Windows NT--is the other book I'd recommend from a fairly similar era from the perspective of today.)