Software Engineering Risk Management [Hardcover]

This book is designed for those who manage software development projects. It explores software and risk management both from a technology and a business perspective. Issues regarding costs, schedules, technical performance, and strategies for software development are discussed.

The author approaches software development from a just-in-time viewpoint and details strategies for implementing and planning development plans in a cost-effective and timely manner. The book presents a significant discussion of software risk issues pertaining to organizational costs and schedules. It also identifies metrics and presents several models for measuring and predicting risk.

The information featured in the book is supported by actual proven case studies derived from the author's experience. The text addresses many different concepts, strategies, and tools that could make the management of your next software development project less of a guess and more predictable.

Also available is the SERIM Software Tool. This interactive, easy-to-use Windows application gives you an automated way to determine the risks of your software project. The product is based on the SERIM model detailed in this bestselling book.Acknowledgments.

Preface.

PART I. THE PROBLEM.

1. Familiar Passages.

The Industrial Viewpoint.

The Practitioner Viewpoint.

The Example.

2. Recognizing the Problem.

The Example (Continued).

Territories, Maps, and Bridges.

PART II. THE APPROACH.

3. Just-In-Time Philosophy and Strategy.

Plan, Plan, Then Re-Plan.

Identify Risks Early.

Develop in Parallel.
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