Strategic software engineering : an interdisciplinary approach /: an interdisciplinary approach. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fadi P. Deek, James A.M. McHugh, Osama M. Eljabiri.
• Other Names: Deek, Fadi P; McHugh, James A, 1944-; Eljabiri, Osama M
• Contents: THE PROCESS AND ITS MODELS; Software Development Strategies: Basic Planning and; Control; Introduction; Characteristics of Software Development Strategies; Life Cycle Models; Risk-Reduction Models; ; Software Development Strategies: Tools, Objects, and; Reuse; Introduction; CASE Tools; Object-Oriented and Reuse Models; ; Software Development Strategies: Process Improvement; Introduction; Productivity-Driven Dynamic Process Modeling; Human Factors in Development Models; The Capability Maturity Model; Personal and Team Software Development Models; ; Software Development Strategies-Reinventing How It Is; Done; Introduction; Open Source Model; Agile Software Development; Rapid Application Development (RAD) Models; Workflow Application Models; Aspect-Oriented Development; ; An Assessment of Process Life-Cycle Models; Introduction; The Dimension of Time; The Need for a Business Model in Software Engineering; Classic Invalid Assumptions; Implications of the New Business Model; Role of the Problem-Solving Process in This Approach; Redefining the Software Engineering Process; ; STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING SOFTWARE PROBLEMS; The Problem-Solving Process; Introduction; What is a Problem?; What is Problem Solving?; What is a Solution?; ; Software Technology and Problem Solving; Introduction; Software Technology as Enabling Business Tool-What; Computers Can Do; Software Technology as a Limited Business Tool-What; Computers Cannot Do; A View of Problem Solving and Software Engineering; ; Evolution of Software Development Strategies; Introduction; Current Challenges to Software Development; Competing Views of Software Development; The Engineering of Software; The Process and the Model; Progression in Software Engineering Strategies; ; Diversification of Problem-Solving Strategies in Software; Engineering; Introduction; Understanding Diversification in Software Engineering; The Hidden Value of Differences; Integration-Not Differentiation; Diversity in Problem Solver Skills at the Project Management; Level; Diversity as Value-Adding Tool in Problem Analysis; ; Strategies at the Problem Engineering Level; Introduction; Identifying Interdisciplinary Resources and Comprehensive; Problem Identification; Data Collection Phase; Data Processing Phase; Information Presentation Phase; Strategies in Software Engineering; ; INTERDISCIPLINARY FACTORS IN SOFTWARE; DEVELOPMENT; People and Software Engineering; Introduction; Interdisciplinary Background; The Importance of People in the Problem-Solving Process; Human-Driven Software Engineering; The People Factor-Multidisciplinary Aspects; The Team Factor; The Customer Factor; ; Economics and Software Engineering; Introduction; Economics and the Development of Software; The Rationale for Software Economics; The Influence of Software Economics on Software; Engineering; Software Economics; Risk and Return; Traditional Software Economics; Software Cost; ; Specialized System Development; Introduction; Principles of Specialized System Development; Application-Based Specialized Development
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : Auerbach Publications
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 333 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.1; Software engineering; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Open Source; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- Tools; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Software engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420031119; 1420031112
• Related ISBNs: 9780849339394; 0849339391
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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