Principles of Software Engineering Management

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Addison-Wesley, 1988 - Computer programming - 442 pages

This book is designed to help software engineers and project managers to understand and solve the problems involved in developing complex software systems. It provides practical guidelines and tools for managing the technical and organizational aspects of software engineering projects.

Part One explains the critical success factors for software, and introduces methods including:

specification (using results-oriented quality and resource metricsfinding and evaluating solutioevolutionary planning and deliverinspection for quality and productivity
Part Two gives detailed guidelines for implementing those methods, using a case study as an example throughout. Part Three shows in detail how the methods can improve productivity, reliability, estimation, deadline pressure, and motivation. It concludes with a set of 'Software Engineering Templates' showing how to quantify software qualities, and further case studies illustrating inspection experience and production planning.

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Contents

The prenatal death of the Corporate Information System
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Estimating the risk
6
Overview
13
Copyright

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achieve analysis application architecture areas attribute attribute requirements better budget build Chapter clear communication complete concept correct cost critical defects defined definition delivered detail documentation early effects effort environment errors evaluation evolutionary delivery example existing expected experience fact Figure formal functional future give goals ideas impact estimation implementation important improve increment initial inspection later least less limit major means measure meeting method necessary objectives operational organization particular performance planned level possible practical present principle problem productivity professional reference reliability requirements responsible risk scale simple single software engineering solution Source specification stages steps Table technical things worst

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Bibliographic information

TitlePrinciples of Software Engineering Management
AuthorsTom Gilb, Susannah Finzi
EditorSusannah Finzi
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherAddison-Wesley, 1988
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized16 Nov 2007
ISBN0201192462, 9780201192469
Length442 pages
  
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