Analytical Methods In Software Engineering Economics

Author : Thomas R. Gulledge,William P. Hutzler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642777950

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Analytical Methods in Software Engineering Economics by Thomas R. Gulledge,William P. Hutzler Pdf

This volume presents a selection of the presentations from the first annual conference on Analytical Methods in Software Engineering Economics held at The MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia. The papers are representative of the issues that are of interest to researchers in the economics of information systems and software engineering economics. The 1990s are presenting software economists with a particularly difficult set of challenges. Because of budget considerations, the number of large new software development efforts is declining. The primary focus has shifted to issues relating to upgrading and migrating existing systems. In this environment, productivity enhancing methodologies and tools are of primary interest. The MITRE Software Engineering Analysis Conference was designed to address some of th,~ new and difficult challenges that face our profession. The primary objective of the conference was to address new theoretical and applications directions in Software Engineering Economics, a relatively new discipline that deals with the management and control of all segments of the software life-cycle. The discipline has received much visibility in the last twenty-five years because of the size and cost considerations of many software development and maintenance efforts, particularly in the Federal Government. We thank everyone who helped make this conference a success, especially those who graciously allowed us to include their work in this volume.

Author : Pamela T. Geriner,Thomas R. Gulledge,William P. Hutzler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642788789

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Software Engineering Economics and Declining Budgets by Pamela T. Geriner,Thomas R. Gulledge,William P. Hutzler Pdf

Software Engineering Economics is a relatively new discipline that deals with all segments of the software life cycle. The discipline has received much visibility in recent years because of the size and cost considerations of many software development and maintenance efforts. This book places additional emphasis on the Federal Government`s Information Resource Management initiative and deals with related issues such as Business Re-engineering, Functional Economic Analysis, Organizational Process Modelling and the Economics of Reuse.

Author : Barry W. Boehm
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015009797823

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Software Engineering Economics by Barry W. Boehm Pdf

Software Engineering Economics is an invaluable guide to determining software costs, applying the fundamental concepts of microeconomics to software engineering, and utilizing economic analysis in software engineering decision making.

Author : Stefan Biffl,Aybuke Aurum,Barry Boehm,Hakan Erdogmus,Paul Grünbacher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540292630

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Value-Based Software Engineering by Stefan Biffl,Aybuke Aurum,Barry Boehm,Hakan Erdogmus,Paul Grünbacher Pdf

The IT community has always struggled with questions concerning the value of an organization’s investment in software and hardware. It is the goal of value-based software engineering (VBSE) to develop models and measures of value which are of use for managers, developers and users as they make tradeoff decisions between, for example, quality and cost or functionality and schedule – such decisions must be economically feasible and comprehensible to the stakeholders with differing value perspectives. VBSE has its roots in work on software engineering economics, pioneered by Barry Boehm in the early 1980s. However, the emergence of a wider scope that defines VBSE is more recent. VBSE extends the merely technical ISO software engineering definition with elements not only from economics, but also from cognitive science, finance, management science, behavioral sciences, and decision sciences, giving rise to a truly multi-disciplinary framework. Biffl and his co-editors invited leading researchers and structured their contributions into three parts, following an introduction into the area by Boehm himself. They first detail the foundations of VBSE, followed by a presentation of state-of-the-art methods and techniques. The third part demonstrates the benefits of VBSE through concrete examples and case studies. This book deviates from the more anecdotal style of many management-oriented software engineering books and so appeals particularly to all readers who are interested in solid foundations for high-level aspects of software engineering decision making, i.e., to product or project managers driven by economics and to software engineering researchers and students.

Author : Richard Veryard
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483161822

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The Economics of Information Systems and Software by Richard Veryard Pdf

The Economics of Information Systems and Software focuses on the economic aspects of information systems and software, including advertising, evaluation of information systems, and software maintenance. The book first elaborates on value and values, software business, and scientific information as an economic category. Discussions focus on information products and information services, special economic properties of information, culture and convergence, hardware and software products, materiality and consumption, technological progress, and software flexibility. The text then takes a look at advertising to finance software, perspectives on East-West relations in economics and information, and evaluation of information systems. Topics include research on information systems, knowledge on Eastern European information services, GDR information institutes, local databases, GDR databases, CMEA directions, and theoretical propositions. The manuscript reviews software reuse, software methodology in the harsh light of economics, quantitative aspects of software maintenance management, and calibrating a software cost-estimation model. Concerns cover the need for calibration, measuring maintainability, prognosis of maintenance effort, object-oriented programming, metaprogramming, and software quality and reuse. The text is a dependable reference for computer science experts and researchers wanting to explore further the economics of information systems and software.

Author : Fadi P. Deek,James A. M. McHugh,Osama M. Eljabiri
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781420031119

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Strategic Software Engineering by Fadi P. Deek,James A. M. McHugh,Osama M. Eljabiri Pdf

The pervasiveness of software in business makes it crucial that software engineers and developers understand how software development impacts an entire organization. Strategic Software Engineering: An Interdisciplinary Approach presents software engineering as a strategic, business-oriented, interdisciplinary endeavor, rather than simply a technica

Author : Ivan Mistrik,Rami Bahsoon,Rick Kazman,Yuanyuan Zhang
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780124105072

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Economics-Driven Software Architecture by Ivan Mistrik,Rami Bahsoon,Rick Kazman,Yuanyuan Zhang Pdf

Economics-driven Software Architecture presents a guide for engineers and architects who need to understand the economic impact of architecture design decisions: the long term and strategic viability, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of applications and systems. Economics-driven software development can increase quality, productivity, and profitability, but comprehensive knowledge is needed to understand the architectural challenges involved in dealing with the development of large, architecturally challenging systems in an economic way. This book covers how to apply economic considerations during the software architecting activities of a project. Architecture-centric approaches to development and systematic evolution, where managing complexity, cost reduction, risk mitigation, evolvability, strategic planning and long-term value creation are among the major drivers for adopting such approaches. It assists the objective assessment of the lifetime costs and benefits of evolving systems, and the identification of legacy situations, where architecture or a component is indispensable but can no longer be evolved to meet changing needs at economic cost. Such consideration will form the scientific foundation for reasoning about the economics of nonfunctional requirements in the context of architectures and architecting. Familiarizes readers with essential considerations in economic-informed and value-driven software design and analysis Introduces techniques for making value-based software architecting decisions Provides readers a better understanding of the methods of economics-driven architecting

Author : Richard W. Selby
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 835 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780470148730

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Software Engineering by Richard W. Selby Pdf

This is the most authoritative archive of Barry Boehm's contributions to software engineering. Featuring 42 reprinted articles, along with an introduction and chapter summaries to provide context, it serves as a "how-to" reference manual for software engineering best practices. It provides convenient access to Boehm's landmark work on product development and management processes. The book concludes with an insightful look to the future by Dr. Boehm.

Author : Leon S. Levy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461247180

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Taming the Tiger by Leon S. Levy Pdf

A small program is presented to motivate the concerns for programmer productivity and program quality that are the central issues of this set of essays. The example is one which demonstrates the performance aspect of programming. In order to achieve program quality, where a program is understood and known to be correct, we need a primary program description. This primary program description not only describes the program but is also used to generate the program. The method of applying primary program descriptions to produce programs is called metaprogramming and is described in Chapter 3. In the later chapters, we show how the method can be analyzed from an economic point of view to address the issues of productivity as well. 1 Introduction In thinking about programming over the last decade, I have concluded that very little is known about the process of programming or the engineering of software [1]. The consequence of having very little established truth to use as a basis for thinking about programming is that almost every conclusion must be reasoned out from first principles. Also, you cannot rely solely on textbooks but must use experimentation and direct observation to gain some experience with which to proceed.

Author : Wim Van Grembergen
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 187828990X

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Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management by Wim Van Grembergen Pdf

The evaluation of IT and its business value are the subject of many academic and business discussions. Investments in IT are growing extensively, and business managers worry about the fact that the benefits might not be as high as expected. This phenomenon is often called the IT investment paradox or the IT Black Hole: large sums are invested in IT that seem to be swallowed by a large black hole without rendering many returns. How to measure the benefits of IT is the concern of this book titled Information Technology Evaluation Methods and Management. The different IT evaluation approaches and methods are discussed and illustrated with cases: traditional financial evaluations such as the return on investment, information economics and the recently introduced IT Balanced Scorecard. The latter approach is proposed as an ideal mechanism to support the IT/business alignment process and its related IT governance process. Among some of the topics included in this book are: software measurement; ERP project evaluation; strategic electronic commerce evaluation.

Author : Humberto Cervantes,Rick Kazman
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780134390833

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Designing Software Architectures by Humberto Cervantes,Rick Kazman Pdf

Designing Software Architectures will teach you how to design any software architecture in a systematic, predictable, repeatable, and cost-effective way. This book introduces a practical methodology for architecture design that any professional software engineer can use, provides structured methods supported by reusable chunks of design knowledge, and includes rich case studies that demonstrate how to use the methods. Using realistic examples, you’ll master the powerful new version of the proven Attribute-Driven Design (ADD) 3.0 method and will learn how to use it to address key drivers, including quality attributes, such as modifiability, usability, and availability, along with functional requirements and architectural concerns. Drawing on their extensive experience, Humberto Cervantes and Rick Kazman guide you through crafting practical designs that support the full software life cycle, from requirements to maintenance and evolution. You’ll learn how to successfully integrate design in your organizational context, and how to design systems that will be built with agile methods. Comprehensive coverage includes Understanding what architecture design involves, and where it fits in the full software development life cycle Mastering core design concepts, principles, and processes Understanding how to perform the steps of the ADD method Scaling design and analysis up or down, including design for pre-sale processes or lightweight architecture reviews Recognizing and optimizing critical relationships between analysis and design Utilizing proven, reusable design primitives and adapting them to specific problems and contexts Solving design problems in new domains, such as cloud, mobile, or big data

Author : Robert N. Charette
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015018974579

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Software Engineering Risk Analysis and Management by Robert N. Charette Pdf

Author : Dragan Z. Milosevic
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471208221

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Project Management ToolBox by Dragan Z. Milosevic Pdf

Provides a rare look at the situational framework used in building a project management toolbox. * Includes real-world examples of toolboxes used in a variety of project situations. * Bridges the gap between theoretical and applied project management.

Author : Phillip A. Laplante
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1441 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781351249263

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Encyclopedia of Software Engineering Three-Volume Set (Print) by Phillip A. Laplante Pdf

Software engineering requires specialized knowledge of a broad spectrum of topics, including the construction of software and the platforms, applications, and environments in which the software operates as well as an understanding of the people who build and use the software. Offering an authoritative perspective, the two volumes of the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering cover the entire multidisciplinary scope of this important field. More than 200 expert contributors and reviewers from industry and academia across 21 countries provide easy-to-read entries that cover software requirements, design, construction, testing, maintenance, configuration management, quality control, and software engineering management tools and methods. Editor Phillip A. Laplante uses the most universally recognized definition of the areas of relevance to software engineering, the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK®), as a template for organizing the material. Also available in an electronic format, this encyclopedia supplies software engineering students, IT professionals, researchers, managers, and scholars with unrivaled coverage of the topics that encompass this ever-changing field. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact Taylor and Francis for more information or to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367; (E-mail) [email protected] International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062; (E-mail) [email protected]

Author : Barry W. Boehm
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015006051547

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Software Engineering Economics by Barry W. Boehm Pdf

Software Engineering Economics is an invaluable guide to determining software costs, applying the fundamental concepts of microeconomics to software engineering, and utilizing economic analysis in software engineering decision making.