Many software projects are late and over budget because software managers are untrained in the principles of software development. Here's the first guide that gathers together all the principles necessary to enhance quality and productivity. Readers gain understanding of software engineering principles that helps them improve process no matter what type of development tools they use. Each principle is titled, defined, and explained on just one page for fast assimilation on the job. Valuable tips are included on how to apply principle to project. Relevant applications examples throughout illustrate development principles in action in real-life situations.

201 Principles of Software Development

Davis, Alan M.

Computers & Technology

McGraw=Hill

Covering the full spectrum of software requirements approaches, this book compares and contrasts both problem analysis techniques and notations as well as software requirements specification techniques and notations. It provides detailed comparisons of all the requirements engineering approaches--whether they emphasize objects, functions and dataflow, or behavior--including enough information about each so readers can use them immediately. An ideal reference for practicing requirements analysts and engineers, and requirements and specification writers.

Software Requirements: Objects, Functions, and States

Computer Science

PRENTICE/HALL

The industry’s most outspoken and insightful critic explains how the software industry REALLY works. 
In Great Software Debates, Al Davis, shares what he has learned about the difference between the theory and the realities of business and encourages you to question and think about software engineering in ways that will help you succeed where others fail. In short, provocative essays, Davis fearlessly reveals the truth about process improvement, productivity, software quality, metrics, agile development, requirements documentation, modeling, software marketing and sales, empiricism, start-up financing, software research, requirements triage, software estimation, and entrepreneurship. He will get you thinking about: <ul>
<li>The danger of following trends and becoming a ‘software lemming’</li> <li>Is software development art or engineering?</li> <li>How to survive management mistakes</li> <li>The bizarre world of software estimation</li> <li>How to succeed as software entrepreneur</li> <li>How to resolve incompatible schedules and requirements</li> </ul>
If you are in the software industry and do not know which way to turn, Great Software Debates provides valuable and insightful advice. Whether you are a software developer, software manager, software executive, entrepreneur, requirements writer, architect, designer, or tester, you will find no shortage of sound, palatable advice.

Great Software Debates (Practitioners)

Business & Money

Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr

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