Measures For Excellence Reliable Software On Time, Within Budget

by Putnam, Lawrence H.; Meyers, Ware

• ISBN13: 9780135676943
• ISBN10: 0135676940
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-10-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This book helps you accurately measure the completion time frames for small-to-medium software development projects, with practical techniques for performing software estimates, productivity measurements and quality forecasts. It forms a common underlying methodology, helping you plan the project, create a budget, and set schedules and quality standards. Throughout, the handbook answers the management questions you've always been asking yourself about software projects, including: How long is it going to take? ... How much will it cost? ... How many people will I need? ... What is my risk on meeting the budget? ... What is my risk on meeting the schedule? Appropriate for software engineers, developers, and managers.

Table of Contents

Software Behavior

Fundamental Software Trends

The Software Equation

The Life Cycle Model

Software Size Estimating

There Is a Minimum Development Time

Management Tradeoff Opportunities

Estimating the Number of Software Defects

Project Plans Affect Product Reliability

Make your Estimating Database Accessible

Tracking and Control

Improving Process Productivity

How to Manage a Productivity Program

Somebody Has To Think

Applications

A Very Simple Software Estimating System

Estimating One, Two, and Three Person Projects

Computerized Life Cycle Management - Inputs

Computerized Life Cycle Management - Outputs

Computerized Life Cycle Management - Very Small Projects

Using a Computerized Tracking and Control

References

Glossary

Index

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