Description |
xvi, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. The Software Process-Improvement Land Rush -- 2. Software Process Assessments: Putting a Stake in the Ground -- 3. Planning for Software Core Competence -- 4. An Investment Model for Software Process Improvement -- 5. Gaining Management Commitment for Software Process Improvements -- 6. Moving Past Reasons Not to Succeed -- 7. Creating an Environment for Success -- 8. Telling the Story of Software Process Improvements -- 9. Validation of Process Improvements -- 10. Tracking and Reporting Process-Improvement Results - Mission Possible! -- 11. Software Failure Analysis for High-Return Process-Improvement Decisions -- 12. Placing a Value on Software Process Improvements -- 13. Key Lessons from Adoption of a Software Engineering Best Practice -- 14. Your Mileage May Vary -- App. A. Cost Model of Major Software Development/Maintenance Components -- App. B. Core-Competence Planning Notes -- App. C. Software Product/Process Matrix -- App. D. Extent-of-Adoption Metric |
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App. E. Software Process-Improvement Reference Bibliography |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index |
Subject |
Computer software -- Development.
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LC no. |
97010734 |
ISBN |
0136266231 (hardcover) |
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