Amazon.com: Software Process Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises: Techniques and Case Studies (Premier Reference Source) (9781599049069): Hanna Oktaba, Mario Piattini: Books


or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Software Process Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises: Techniques and Case Studies (Premier Reference Source)
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Software Process Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises: Techniques and Case Studies (Premier Reference Source) [Hardcover]

Hanna Oktaba (Author, Editor), Mario Piattini (Editor)

Price: $180.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want it delivered Friday, February 24? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
Textbook Student FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more


Book Description

April 16, 2008 1599049066 978-1599049069 1
Software engineering is of major importance to all enterprises; however, the key areas of software quality and software process improvement standards and models are currently geared toward large organizations, where most software organizations are small and medium enterprises.

Software Process Improvement for Small and Medium Enterprises: Techniques and Case Studies offers practical and useful guidelines, models, and techniques for improving software processes and products for small and medium enterprises, utilizing the authoritative, demonstrative tools of case studies and lessons learned to provide academics, scholars, and practitioners with an invaluable research source.


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dra. Hanna Oktaba has a PhD in computer science from the University of Warsaw (Poland, 1982). She has been a professor of computer science at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) since 1983. She was part of the group that founded the Mexican Society of Quality for Software Engineering (AMCIS), where she has played mayor roles since then. She has been in charge of the MoProSoft and EvalProSoft projects for Mexican government program PROSOFT, since 2002. MoProSoft is a software process model for micro and small software development organizations and EvalProSoft is a process assessment method based on ISO/IEC 15504-2; both documents were accepted as Mexican national standards in August 2005. She was distinguished by Software Engineering Institute (SEI) as a member of International Process Research Group (IPRC), which purpose is to define the process research roadmap for the next 10 years. She is technical director of COMPETISOFT project, funded by CYTED, since January 2006. The general purpose of this project is to enhance competitiveness through process improvement in small and medium iberoamerican software companies; the project comprises 23 groups from 13 countries.

Mario Piattini has an MSc and PhD in computer science from the Technical University of Madrid and MsC in Psychology from the UNED, and is a Certified Information System Auditor and Certified Information Security Manager by ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association). He is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Ciudad Real, Spain). Author of several books and papers on software engineering, databases and information systems, he leads the ALARCOS research group of the Department of Information Systems and Technologies at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. His research interests are software process improvement, database quality, software metrics, software maintenance and security in information systems. Since January 2006, he has been General Director of the COMPETISOFT project.


Product Details


Customer Reviews


There are no customer reviews yet.
Video reviews
Video reviews
Amazon now allows customers to upload product video reviews. Use a webcam or video camera to record and upload reviews to Amazon.



Inside This Book (learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
very small enterprises, closing interview, Secretaría de Economía, risk list, scope management strategy, small software organizations, ranking template, agile practices, agile project management, software engineering standards, actual iteration, process reference model, adjusted effort, software process improvement, software process assessment, process improvement models, agile environments, medium organizations, use case points, software crisis, project alignment
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Retrieved December, Software Engineering Institute, Hong Kong, Organizational Analysis of Small Organizations, Align Software Projects, People Responsible, Practical Experience, Study of Software Process Improvement, Software Development Framework, Gresse von Wangenheim, Business Strategy, Estimate of Effort, Carnegie Mellon University, Fast-track Toolkit, International Electrotechnical Commission, Small Settings, Sidem Ltda, Process-Oriented Development, Latin America, Long-Term Benefits, Product Team, International Conference, New York, Generated Process, United States
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Create a Listmania! list

So You'd Like to...


Create a guide


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject