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Title

Software engineering project management / edited by Richard H. Thayer ; foreword by Edward Yourdon ; original contributions by Bill Brykczynski [and others].

Publication

Los Alamitos, Calif. : IEEE Computer Society, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

• Thayer, Richard H.
• Brykczynski, Bill.

Description

xviii, 531 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

The second edition of Richard Thayer's popular, bestselling book presents a top-down, practical view of managing a successful software engineering project. The book builds a framework for project management activities based on the planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling model. Thayer provides information designed to help you understand and successfully perform the unique role of a project manager.

Uniform Title

Tutorial--software engineering project management.

Subject

• Software engineering > Management

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Tutorial--software engineering project management. c1988.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Foreword / Edward Yourdon and W. W. Royce -- Ch. 1. Introduction to Management. Management: Science, Theory, and Practice / Heinz Weihrich. The Management Process in 3-D / R. Alec MacKenzie -- Ch. 2. Software Engineering Process. Software's Chronic Crisis / W. Wayt Gibbs. System Development Woes / Peter G. Neumann. Software Engineering / Roger S. Pressman. Capability Maturity Model for Software / Mark C. Paulk, Bill Curtis and Mary Beth Chrissis [et al.] -- Ch. 3. Software Engineering Project Management. The Mythical Man-Month / Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. Software Engineering Project Management / Richard H. Thayer. Software Life Cycle Models / Alan M. Davis -- Ch. 4. Planning a Software Engineering Project. Software Requirements: A Tutorial / Stuart R. Faulk. Fundamentals of Project Management / William B. Miller. Applying Corporate Software Development Policies / E. A. Goldberg. Inserting New Technologies into a Software Project / Edward Yourdon.
• Fundamentals of Master Scheduling for the Project Manager / Kent A. Cori. Work Breakdown Structures / Richard E. Fairley and Richard H. Thayer. Software Risk Management / Richard H. Thayer and Richard E. Fairley. A Guide for Preparing Software Project Management Plans / John M. Glabas and Richard E. Fairley -- Ch. 5. Software Cost, Schedule, and Size. Software Estimating Technology: A Survey / Richard D. Stutzke. Synopsis of COCOMO / Deanna B. Legg. How to Estimate Software System Size / John E. Gaffney, Jr. and Robert D. Cruickshank. How to Estimate Software Project Schedules / John E. Gaffney, Jr. By Popular Demand: Software Estimating Rules of Thumb / Capers Jones. Cost Models for Future Software Life Cycle Processes: COCOMO 2.0 / Barry Boehm, Bradford Clark and Ellis Horowitz [et al.] -- Ch. 6. Organizing a Software Engineering Project. Organization Alternatives for Project Managers / Robert Youker. The Matrix Organization / Linn C. Stuckenbruck.
• The Effect of Programming Team Structures on Programming Tasks / Marilyn Mantei -- Ch. 7. Staffing a Software Engineering Project. How to Pick Eagles / Robert A. Zawacki. Not All Programmers Are Created Equal / G. Edward Bryan. Managing the Consequences of DP Turnover: A Human Resources Planning Perspective / Katherine M. Bartol and David C. Martin. I'm OK - and You're Not / Marie Moneysmith. Trial by Firing: Saga of a Rookie Manager / Alan Davis -- Ch. 8. Directing a Software Engineering Project. Leadership: The Effective Use of Power / Richard E. Boyatzis. Delegate Your Way to Success / Eugene Raudsepp. Excitement and Commitment: Keys to Project Success / Gary N. Powell and Barry Z. Posner. Motivating and Keeping Software Developers / Ken Whitaker. Who is the DP Professional? / Jac Fitz-enz. Conflict Management for Project Managers / John R. Adams and Nicki S. Kirchof -- Ch. 9. Controlling A Software Engineering Project.
• Software Project Management: Threads of Control / Patricia W. Hurst. Making Software Development Estimates "Good" / Andrew B. Ferrentino. Criteria for Controlling Projects According to Plan / Hans J. Thamhain and David L. Wilemon. Software Quality Assurance: A Management Perspective / Robert H. Dunn. Elements of Software Configuration Management / Edward H. Bersoff -- Ch. 10. Software Metrics and Visibility of Progress. Software Peer Reviews / David A. Wheeler, Bill Brykczynski and Reginald N. Meeson, Jr. Software Project Management Audits / L. Bernstein. The Unit Development Folder (UDF): A Ten Year Perspective / Frank S. Ingrassia. Software Management Metrics / Herman P. Schultz -- Ch. 11. Epilogue: The Silver Bullets. Software Engineering Project Management: The Silver Bullets of Software Engineering / Richard H. Thayer and Richard E. Fairley -- Glossary / Richard H. Thayer and Mildred C. Thayer.

ISBN

0818680008

LCCN

97020500

OCLC

ocm36900939

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries