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Software Engineering Risk Management: Finding Your Path Through the Jungle

AUTHOR Karolak, Dale Walter
PUBLISHER Wiley-IEEE Computer Society PR (07/11/1998)
PRODUCT TYPE Software (Other)

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The Software Engineering Risk Management (SERIM) application will help you find a safer path through the software development jungle. SERIM takes periodic "readings" on the status of your software development projects so you can focus on high-priority risk areas. After risks are identified, SERIM helps you develop proactive plans for mitigating risk before they sabotage your projects. SERIM may be used in the pre-requirements phase to develop risk projections that help you plan your projects more realistically.

This interactive, easy-to-use Windows application gives you an automated way to determine the risks of your software project. Determine within minutes how risky your software project is during all stages of development. The product is based on the SERIM model in the bestselling book Software Engineering Risk Management.

Using the mathematics of probability, Dr. Karolak has designed formulas that assess your projects' risks by entering numeric ratings for a series of metric questions within the ten major software development risk factors, analyze your projects' risk scores from any or all of the five different analytical perspectives, and "Drill down" within each analytical perspective to design action plans to improve your probability of success with any high-priority metric question.

The SERIM model: Identifies different risks for technical implementation, cost, and schedule, Predicts risks by software development phases, Provides a means for corrective action to reduce risks, Identifies the effectiveness of your software risk management activities, Measures the risk associated with your software product and process, Is user friendly and comes with example projects, Handles multiple projects for analyzing software risks.
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ISBN-13: 9780818679704
ISBN-10: 0818679700
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 23
Feature Codes: Maps
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Programming - General
Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Dewey Decimal: 005.1
Library of Congress Control Number: 98010446
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The Software Engineering Risk Management (SERIM) application is designed to help you find a safer path through the software development jungle. By using the SERIM model to take periodic "readings" on the status of your software development projects, you can focus quickly on high-priority risk areas. Once you have determined area of risk, the SERIM application will help you develop proactive plans for improvement before these risks sabotage your projects. You can even use this application in the Pre-Requirements phase to develop risk projections that will help you plan your projects more realistically.

Dr. Karolak has used the mathematics of probability to design the formulas that will enable you to:

  • Assess your projects' risks by entering numeric ratings for a series of metric questions within the ten major software development risk factors.
  • Analyze your projects' risk scores from any or all of five different analytical perspectives.
  • "Drill down" within each analytical perspective to design action plans to improve your probability of success with any high-priority metric question.
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The Software Engineering Risk Management (SERIM) application will help you find a safer path through the software development jungle. SERIM takes periodic "readings" on the status of your software development projects so you can focus on high-priority risk areas. After risks are identified, SERIM helps you develop proactive plans for mitigating risk before they sabotage your projects. SERIM may be used in the pre-requirements phase to develop risk projections that help you plan your projects more realistically.

This interactive, easy-to-use Windows application gives you an automated way to determine the risks of your software project. Determine within minutes how risky your software project is during all stages of development. The product is based on the SERIM model in the bestselling book Software Engineering Risk Management.

Using the mathematics of probability, Dr. Karolak has designed formulas that assess your projects' risks by entering numeric ratings for a series of metric questions within the ten major software development risk factors, analyze your projects' risk scores from any or all of the five different analytical perspectives, and "Drill down" within each analytical perspective to design action plans to improve your probability of success with any high-priority metric question.

The SERIM model: Identifies different risks for technical implementation, cost, and schedule, Predicts risks by software development phases, Provides a means for corrective action to reduce risks, Identifies the effectiveness of your software risk management activities, Measures the risk associated with your software product and process, Is user friendly and comes with example projects, Handles multiple projects for analyzing software risks.
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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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