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Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement

Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement

Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement
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Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement Paperback - 1999

by Khaled El Emam (Editor); Nazim H. Madhavji (Editor)

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  • Title Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement
  • Author Khaled El Emam (Editor); Nazim H. Madhavji (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
  • Publication date 1999-05-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 55798718-6
  • ISBN 9780818685231 / 0818685239
  • Weight 1.91 lbs (0.87 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.06 in (26.16 x 18.54 x 2.69 cm)
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress subjects Computer software - Development
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99010860
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.1
  • Quantity available 1

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Reader reviews for Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement

From the publisher

Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement reviews current assessment practices, experiences, and new research trends in software process improvement. The newly revised chapters are expanded from articles that appeared in SPN, The Software Process Newsletter of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Software Engineering (TCSE).

This book describes in detail the process improvement cycle, including diagnosing an organization, establishing a business case, changing elements within a process, and evaluating the impact of these changes. These elements are divided into four parts providing a comprehensive view of the software process improvement field. The first part describes contemporary models that are used to evaluate an organization's processes and capabilities. The next covers the business case for assessment and improvement by providing ample evidence that demonstrates possible improvements as well as evidence of assessment reliability. Part three provides application guidance covering critical success factors including tools and techniques. The final portion covers important and exciting developments that enhance process improvement tools and the reader's understanding of organizational processes in practice.

These four elements answer the needs of individuals involved in software process improvement as well as those involved in basic and applied research. Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement is an invaluable source of practical information for software process professionals.

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This chapter provides an overview of the Capability Maturity Model for Software (CMM V1.1).

From the rear cover

Elements of Software Process Assessment and Improvement reviews current assessment practices, experiences, and new research trends in software process improvement. Revised chapters expanded from articles in The Software Process Newsletter of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Council on Software Engineering, describe the improvement cycle in detail: from diagnosing an organization, establishing a business case, and changing elements within a process to final evaluation.

This book's thorough examination of contemporary models evaluates an organization's processes and capabilities, covers the business argument for assessment and improvement, and illustrates expected improvements and assessment reliability methods. Additional information includes application guidelines covering critical success factors including tools and techniques and important developments that enhance the reader's understanding of organizational processes in practice.

About the author

Khaled El Emam is currently Research Associate, Software Engineering at the National Research Council, Canada. He was previously the head of the Quantitative Methods Group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering in Germany. Dr. El Emam is also the editor of the IEEE TCSE Software Process Newsletter, the current International Trials Coordinator for the SPICE Trials (which is empirically evaluating the emerging ISO/IEC 15504 International Standard world-wide), and co-editor of the ISO's project to develop an international standard defining the software measurement process. Previously, he worked in both small and large software research and development projects for organizations such as Toshiba International Company, Yokogawa Electric, and Honeywell Control Systems. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, King's College, the University of London (UK) in 1994. He was previously a Research Scientist at the Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal (CRIM) in Canada.
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