Quality Software Project Management, Two Volume Set = 高质量软件项目管理

1679 Pages·15.241 MB·English

by  Futrell, Robert T;Shafer, Donald F;Shafer, Linda Isabell

The Software Quality Institute Series Editorial Advisory Board Members:
is a partnership between the Les Belady, retired chairman and CEO,
Software Quality Institute (SQI) at Mitsubishi, Electric Information Technology
The University of Texas at Austin and Center America
Prentice Hall Professional Technical Paul Clements, senior member of the
Reference (PHPTR).The books discuss technical staff at the Software Engineering
real-life problems and offer strategies for Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
improving software quality and Al Dale, regents professor of computer
software business practices. science emeritus, The University of Texas
Peter Freeman, dean of the College of
Each publication is written by highly Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
skilled, experienced practitioners who Herb Krasner, software excellence
understand and can help solve the consultant
problems facing software professionals.
John Musa, software reliability engineering
SQI series topic areas include software
and testing consultant
development practices and technologies,
Betty Otter-Nickerson, CEO, Elegiant, Inc.
management of software organizations,
integration of high-quality software into Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, research scientist
other industries, business issues with and software metrics and quality consultant,
reference to software quality, and related president of Systems/Software, Inc.
areas of interest Tony Wasserman, president, Software
Methods & Tools
CENTER FOR LIFELONG ENGINEERING
EDUCATION AND SOFTWARE QUALITY
INSTITUTE
Carolyn Stark, director, Center for Lifelong
Engineering Education
Candy Walser Berry, manager, Software
Quality Institute, The University of Texas
Marilyn Robertson, book series manager,
Software Quality Institute, The University
of Texas
TITLES IN THE SOFTWARE QUALITY INSTITUTE SERIES
Paul Clements, Editor Constructing Superior Software
Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Solid Software
Les Hatton, and Charles C. Howell
R. J. (Bob) Torres Practitioner’s Handbook for User
Interface Design and Development
Robert Futrell, Donald Shafer, Quality Software Project
and Linda Shafer Management
Robert Culbertson, Chris Brown, Rapid Testing
and Gary Cobb
Karel Vredenburg, Scott Isensee, User-Centered Design:
and Carol Righi Introduction,Deployment
and Optimization
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Futrell, Robert.
Quality software project management / Robert Futrell, Donald Shafer, Linda Shafer.
p. cm. — (Software Quality Institute series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-13-091297-2 (pbk.)
1. Computer software—Development—Management. I. Shafer, Donald. II. Shafer, Linda.
III. Title. IV. Series.
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Contents
Foreword
xxix
Preface
xxxiii
Using the Guide as a Course Text xxxv
Acknowledgements xxxvi
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
1
Introduction to the 34 Competencies 4
Surveying the Foundations 6
Some Other Useful Definitions 13
Product Development Techniques 17
Project Management Skills 28
Summary 49
Problems for Review 52
Citations 53
CHAPTER 2
A Case in Point
55
Background Information on the Chinese Railway System 56
Railroad Building in China 58
Chinese Business Environment 60
Project Description 61
A Final Note: Potential Market for Software 67
Citations 68
Web Pages for Further Information 68
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