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Software Engineering Risk Management

AUTHOR Karolak, Dale Walter
PUBLISHER Wiley-IEEE Computer Society PR (12/11/1995)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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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.
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ISBN-13: 9780818671944
ISBN-10: 0818671947
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 192
Carton Quantity: 32
Product Dimensions: 6.24 x 0.63 x 9.33 inches
Weight: 0.91 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Computers | Languages - General
Computers | Programming - General
Dewey Decimal: 005.106
Library of Congress Control Number: 95036599
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Exploring software and risk management both from a technology and a business perspective, this book discusses issues regarding their costs, schedules, and strategies for software development. The text addresses many different concepts, strategies, and tools that can make the management of your next software development project less of a guess and more predictable.
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This book explores software and risk management both from a technology and a business perspective. Dale Karolak approaches software development from a just-in-time viewpoint and presents strategies that you can use to implement and plan software projects in a cost-effective and timely manner. This book discusses vital issues and, in particular, their costs, schedules, technical performance, and risk-based approaches for software development. It is especially designed to assist those who manage software development projects.

The book provides

  • A significant discussion of software risk issues pertaining to technical performance, costs, and schedules
  • Metrics and several models for measuring and predicting risk
  • Information supported by actual proven case studies derived from the author's experience
  • Many different concepts, strategies, and tools that can make the management of your next software development project less of a guess and more predictable
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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.
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Author: Karolak, Dale Walter
Dr. Dale Walter Karolak is an engineering director at TRW Automotive Electronics, where he is responsible for product development for domestic and international customers. His previous positions include software and systems engineering manager at ITT Aerospace/Communications, and software engineer at GTE Communications Systems R&D Laboratories. He is the creator of the Just-in-Time software developing methodology, holds a patent on the Communications Management System Architecture, and has three patents pending in software architecture and communication.
Dr. Karolak has headed virtual software development ventures worldwide, including the US, Europe, and the Middle East. His projects typically involve domestic and international companies and project teams of from 10 to 70 members. At present, he is assessing a joint US-European project to produce an automotive safety-critical product, and is currently conducting a series of joint design reviews.
Dr. Karolak received a PhD in software engineering from Union Institute, and MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a BS in computer science from Central Michigan University. He is the author of the IEEE Computer Society's bestseller "Software Engineering Risk Management" and developer of SERIM, the product that evolved from the book. Dr. Karolak is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has published widely in software management, metrics, reliability, quality, testing, and architecture. He is a member of the IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, ACM, and Society of Automotive Engineers.
Dr. Karolak can be contacted at "dkarolak@ieee.org"
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