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"This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or information technology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development in order to assess and optimize their own process strategies. It explains how simulation of interrelated technical and...
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IEEE Press ; Wiley-Interscience,
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| Publisher Address: | Piscataway, NJ : Hoboken, New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2008] ©2008 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470192719 |
| Summary: |
"This book is designed for professionals and students in software engineering or information technology who are interested in understanding the dynamics of software development in order to assess and optimize their own process strategies. It explains how simulation of interrelated technical and social factors can provide a means for organizations to vastly improve their processes. It is structured for readers to approach the subject from different perspectives, and includes descriptive summaries of the best research and applications."--Publisher's description. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 601 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-591) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470192719 0470192712 9780470192702 0470192704 9780471274551 0471274550 |
| Index Number: | QA76 |
| CLC: | TP311.52 |
| Contents: |
FUNDAMENTALS -- Introduction and Background -- Systems, Processes, Models, and Simulation -- Systems Thinking -- Basic Feedback Systems Concepts Applied to the Software Process -- Brooks's Law Example -- Software Process Technology Overview -- Challenges for the Software Industry -- Major References -- Chapter 1 Summary -- Exercises -- The Modeling Process with System Dynamics -- System Dynamics Background -- General System Behaviors -- Modeling Overview -- Problem De APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- Introduction to Applications Chapters -- People Applications -- Introduction -- Overview of Applications -- Project Workforce Modeling -- Exhaustion and Burnout -- Learning -- Team Composition -- Other Application Areas -- Chapter 4 Summary -- Process and Product Applications -- Peer Reviews -- Global Process Feedback (Software Evolution) -- |